Who were welcome, who were not welcome at the funeral of Republican Senator John McCain in the USA

Phoenix, Arizona: An African American NFL legend, the first openly gay Republican congressman to address a national GOP convention, and a registered Democrat who runs an investment firm helping low-income Latinos. It's hard to imagine a trio that more firmly stand in contrast to the vision espoused by President Donald Trump.

And those are just a few of the tributes in the Phoenix portion of John McCain's nearly week-long memorial services. Intentional or not, the late Arizona senator and his family have put together, right down to Saturday's gospel reading at Washington National Cathedral, a set of services that will serve as a symbolic final rebuke of Trump and his presidency.

By the time McCain is buried on Sunday at the US Naval Academy, the parade of those paying tribute to the 2008 GOP presidential nominee will include two ex-presidents who have publicly feuded with Trump; a Russian dissident; a former GOP senator who disavowed Trump near the end of his 2016 campaign; and the former mayor of Trump's hometown who is actively supporting Democrats this fall.

McCain had a large input into the services as he slowly lost his battle with brain cancer over the last six months, giving him time to reach out to former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama to ask them to give eulogies at Saturday's service.

Those two have periodically opposed Trump's policies, particularly when his administration was separating migrant families at the border. The Bush family, like the McCains this week, declined to invite Trump to the funeral for the late first lady Barbara Bush earlier this year.

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