Cindy McCain: 'John would want what's best for our country... Joe Biden'

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Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain John Sidney McCainCindy McCain: 'John would want what's best for our country... Joe Biden' How a tied Senate could lead a divided America CNN's Dana Bash: Trump loss in Arizona would be 'John McCain's last laugh' MORE (R-Ariz.), again spoke out in support of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden claims a 'mandate' to govern, calls for end to 'partisan warfare' Mark Meadows tests positive for coronavirus Trump supporters scream at Telemundo reporter during live broadcast from Maricopa ballot center MORE on Friday, saying her husband would view Biden as "what's best for our country."

"He's going to make sure that we find common ground. He's going to bring ethics and empathy back to the office, something that we are sorely in need of now. And like I said before, he's going to be a president for all people, not just Democrats," McCain told ABC News on Friday, as ballots continue to be counted in key battleground states.

Asked what her husband would have thought of the election, McCain responded: “I know John would want what is best for our country. What is best for our country is not our party. What’s best for our country is Joe Biden.”

Cindy McCain, widow of John McCain: “I know John would want what is best for our country. What is best for our country is not our party. What’s best for our country is Joe Biden.” https://t.co/DA8JdVxU42 #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/ithI0Nekyb — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 7, 2020

McCain earlier this year endorsed Biden, crossing party lines to back the former vice president who has been a close family friend for years.

President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden claims a 'mandate' to govern, calls for end to 'partisan warfare' Mark Meadows tests positive for coronavirus Georgia Senate race between Perdue, Ossoff heads to runoff MORE and McCain clashed while he was alive, notably after McCain stopped a GOP attempt to repeal Obamacare. Trump has continued repeatedly attacking the war hero even after his death.

Cindy McCain's latest comments come as the Associated Press and Fox News have projected Biden as the winner of Arizona. Other news outlets have not yet called the race, which is among several key states that remain tight as mail-in ballots are still tallied.

Mike Murphy, a GOP strategist and former adviser for John McCain’s 2000 presidential bid, joked this week that Arizona flipping blue, "could be the revenge of Senator John McCain." Other social media users also joked Biden winning the state was the work of McCain's "ghost."

Mr_E_Nigma_Solver on November 7th, 2020 at 04:52 UTC »

I like presidents who don't lose AZ.

TheRealcebuckets on November 7th, 2020 at 02:43 UTC »

My mother said last night she wanted to punch Cindy McCain in the face...this is not the mother I grew up with...

OrangeUTraitor on November 7th, 2020 at 02:25 UTC »

What would have been best for this country would be for the Republican party to have reformed itself several decades ago instead of mainstreaming radicalism like it was political heroin.

20 to 30 years ago when you all actually had influence you had the ability to nip this in the bud and instead you benefited from it and that's why the country is likely to continue to move towards serious civil unrest as Republicans don't learn and Fox and other propaganda outlets are just allowed to continue their fraud and false advertising as if they're not a business selling a product.