Biden contrasted McCain's conservative legacy with today's Trump-aligned Republican faction.
, the same disease that killed Biden's son Beau three years earlier. Biden delivered McCain's eulogy at his Arizona memorial service.In a sometimes emotional address on Thursday, Biden reflected on McCain's military service and time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He urged Americans to stand up to domestic threats to democracy.
He spent more than a half-hour Thursday contrasting McCain's conservative legacy with today's Trump-aligned Republican faction.Biden took direct shots at the former president, calling his brand of conservatism "a threat to the brick-and-mortar of our democratic institutions."
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