共和党参议员约翰·麦凯恩的遗孀辛迪·麦凯恩说，如果她的丈夫还活着，他会对共和党最近的一些举措“进行谴责”。
在美国有线电视新闻网即将播出的一集片段中斧头文件麦凯恩告诉主持人大卫·阿克塞尔罗德，她相信她已故的丈夫对共和党和美国的现状会有什么反应。
“我想约翰会对整件事感到非常不安。他死前很难过，”她说。
参议员的妻子告诉阿克塞尔罗德，在唐纳德·特朗普担任总统期间，她的丈夫“会对正在发生的一些事情感到厌恶”。
“约翰为参议院的其他成员[提供了很多掩护，”她说，“当他这么做的时候，他们可以支持这种事情。”
她还说，参议院现在缺少一个“方向舵”来领导，就像她丈夫以前做的那样。在视频结尾，麦凯恩重申:“我希望他在这里，但我们比以往任何时候都更需要他。”
当阿克塞尔罗德问及为什么她觉得越来越少的官员批评总统时，麦凯恩指出，随着连任的临近，她觉得官员们“保持低调”
“我并不挑剔，因为我明白连任意味着什么，”她解释道。尽管如此，她敦促政治家们采取行动。“在某个时候，你必须做你被选去做的事，那就是代表国家和你的当地人民。”
在另一段视频中，阿克塞尔罗德问麦凯恩总统候选人乔·拜登的情况。她称他为朋友，说，“我认为他是个可爱的人。”她很快指出，尽管他们的政治立场不同，但他们的友谊“远远不止于此”。麦凯恩说，拜登在女儿梅格恩的父亲去世后，开始指导她。
辛迪·麦凯恩在即将接受《斧子文件》采访时说，她的丈夫会被今天的共和党人“厌恶”。
麦凯恩还指出对特朗普的攻击感到“失望”拜登和他的儿子。阿克塞尔罗德问她是否愿意“为拜登的正直担保”，麦凯恩说愿意。
这斧子文件片段似乎呼应了辛迪和梅根·麦凯恩在'美国公共广播公司采访'射击线。在那次采访中，麦凯恩批评特朗普，并表达了自己的观点，即没有人反抗他。“没有人会因为他真正的不礼貌而责备他，”她说。
麦凯恩的采访在斧头文件美国东部时间周六下午7点将在美国有线电视新闻网播出。
CINDY MCCAIN SAYS HUSBAND JOHN WOULD BE RAILING ABOUT SOME OF THE MOVES BY TODAY'S REPUBLICANS
Republican Senator John McCain's widow, Cindy McCain, said if her husband were alive, "he'd be railing against what's going on" regarding some recent GOP moves.
In a clip from an upcoming episode of CNN's The Axe Files, McCain told host David Axelrod what she believes her late husband's reaction to the current state of the Republican Party and the United States would be.
"I think John would be terribly upset by this whole thing. He was upset before he died," she said.
The senator's wife told Axelrod that her husband "would be disgusted with some of the stuff that's going on" amid the presidency of Donald Trump.
"John provided a lot of cover for other members [of the Senate]," she said, "and when he would do it, they could get behind that kind of thing."
She also said that the Senate now lacks a "rudder" to lead, as her husband previously did. At the end of the clip, McCain reiterated: "I wish he were here, but we need him more than ever."
When Axelrod asked why she feels that less officials have been critical of the president, McCain noted that with re-elections coming up, she felt officials are "keeping their heads down."
"I'm not being critical, because I understand what it means to get re-elected," she explained. Nonetheless, she urged politicians to act. "At some point, you have to do what you were elected to do, and that is represent the country, as well as your local people."
In another clip, Axelrod asked McCain about presidential candidate Joe Biden. Calling him a friend, she said, "I think he's a lovely man." She quickly pointed out that while their politics differ, their friendship "goes way beyond that." McCain said that Biden had taken to guiding her daughter, Meghan, after her father's death.
In an upcoming interview with the Axe Files, Cindy McCain said that her husband would be "disgusted" by today's Republicans.
McCain also stated the was "disappointed" with Trump's attacks on Biden and his son. Axelrod asked if she would "vouch for Biden's integrity," McCain said yes.
The Axe Files clips appear to echo similar comments made by both Cindy and Meghan McCain in an interview on PBS' Firing Line. In that interview, McCain was critical of Trump and also expressed her view that no one has stood up to him. "Nobody scolds him for what really was bad manners," she said.
McCain's interview on The Axe Files will air Saturday at 7 p.m. EST on CNN.
