BREAKING: John McCain Update From Orrin Hatch

As we all know, Senator John McCain is currently battling cancer.

I just read this on my twitter timeline:

#BREAKING: Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) says that he has been told that Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is not expected to return to the U.S. Senate.

— Ryan Saavedra 🇺🇸 (@RealSaavedra) May 7, 2018

According to Politico:

Sen. John McCain should reconsider his wish that President Donald Trump not attend McCain’s funeral, said Sen. Orrin Hatch, the most senior GOP senator.

McCain prefers instead that Vice President Mike Pence attend his funeral rather than Trump, who has mocked McCain for being tortured and attacked him for voting against Obamacare repeal. But Hatch said he thought keeping the president from his funeral was too much: “I think it’s ridiculous.”

“Well, he’s the president of the United States and he’s a very good man. But it’s up to [McCain]. I think John should have his own wishes fulfilled with regard to who attends the funeral,” said the Utah senator. Asked whether McCain should change his mind about Trump, Hatch said: “I would.”

Hatch said he does not expect McCain, who is battling brain cancer, to return to the Senate.

“That’s what I’ve been told,” said Hatch, who is 84 and retiring after this year. “I don’t know. I hope he does, I hope he can.”

Politics aside, I truly believe that would be best for him, for the state of Arizona, and for the country.

We’ll keep you updated on his condition… but based on the fact that he’s obviously planning his funeral, I’d say it’s not great.