After Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) announced Wednesday night that he has been diagnosed with brain cancer, good wishes began coming in for the longtime senator from people of all political stripes.
Former President Barack Obama called McCain, his opponent in the 2008 presidential race, "an American hero and one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John." This sentiment was echoed by Vice President Mike Pence, who said cancer "picked on the wrong guy. John McCain is a fighter and he'll win this fight, too." McCain's fellow Arizona senator, Republican Jeff Flake, said he spoke with McCain and while it's a "tough diagnosis," McCain is an "even tougher man." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said McCain has "never shied from a fight," and he will "face this challenge with the same extraordinary courage that has characterized his life," while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told McCain he is a "true fighter and I'll be praying for you until you beat this. I know you will."
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