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Right now there’s kind of a generational change. Young Americans do not trust this government. Without trusting government you can't do a lot of things.

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John McCain
Age: 81 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 29
Died: 2018
Died: August 25
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John Sidney McCain III
John S. McCain
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