Meghan McCain's 'direct' eulogy was exactly her dad's style, say Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) visited CNN's State of the Union Sunday to reminisce about the third of their "three amigos," the late Sen. John McCain, and to discuss the impassioned eulogy and implicit critique of President Trump delivered by his daughter Meghan.

"She is her father's daughter," Graham said. "If you say something bad about her dad, you will know it, whether you're the janitor or the president of the United States. She is grieving for the father she adored. I think most Americans understand that, and I am just so proud of the young lady she has become."

"Yesterday, I was a very proud 'uncle.' ... By the nature of his life, she is called on to make a very public, global statement," Lieberman argued. "She did it magnificently, and she did it the way her dad would want her to do it. And, you know what, she was direct — the way John was."

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Watch the full interview below. Bonnie Kristian