Donald Trump won't attend McCain funeral: senator's spokesman

Rick Davis, spokesperson for the family of US Senator John McCain, speaks to the media during a news conference, August 27, 2018 at the Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix, Arizona. PHOTO | ROBYN BECK | AFP

PHOENIX, 

US President Donald Trump will not attend funeral ceremonies for John McCain in Washington this weekend, a spokesman for the late senator confirmed on Monday.

"The president will not be, as far as we know, attending the funeral. That's just a fact," longtime aide Rick Davis told a press briefing in Arizona.