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Senator John McCain is not shying away from breaking with Trump on trade issues as he slammed the president's decision to pull his endorsement of the commitment with fellow G7 nations.

That's not all: Just yesterday, McCain disavowed the president's comment that he wants Russia to rejoin the group of industrialized democracies arguing Russia is "unworthy of membership in the G-8 by invading Ukraine and annexing Crimea." 

McCain supports allies vs. Trump's G7 reversal

McCain is not shying away from breaking with Trump on trade issues.

McCain: Getty Images. Trump: Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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John McCain

<p>Senator John McCain is not shying away from breaking with Trump on trade issues as he slammed the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="president&#x27;s decision to pull his endorsement" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-pulls-endorsement-of-joint-commitment-to-g7-countries-2fa75395-b0bc-4917-8b9b-88228ae3cc4d.html" data-vars-content-id="c0c8510d-cd53-49cb-9cb9-1814f41904cd" data-vars-headline="McCain supports allies vs. Trump&#x27;s G7 reversal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-pulls-endorsement-of-joint-commitment-to-g7-countries-2fa75395-b0bc-4917-8b9b-88228ae3cc4d.html" target="_self">president&#x27;s decision to pull his endorsement</a> of the commitment with fellow G7 nations.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="c0c8510d-cd53-49cb-9cb9-1814f41904cd"><a href="https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/status/1005614491768360960"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div>

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McCain supports allies vs. Trump's G7 reversal

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