"Do not despair," John McCain's last message for Americans on "present difficulties"
"Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history," the Arizona senator wrote in his final message to fellow Americans.
In a final message written before his death, Senator John McCain addressed fellow Americans, advising them not to despair of the difficulties of the Trump era.
erasaying that he "lived and died a proud American" and expressing hope that the country would emerge from its current trials "stronger than before."
"Do not despair of our present difficulties but believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here," the Republican senator and former GOP presidential nominee wrote in a letter read by advisor Rick Davis on Monday.
After briefing reporters on memorial services that are scheduled to take place this week throughout the country, an emotional Davis read the senator's final message to the country.