Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) issued a very personal statement blasting Donald Trump’s comments about the Khan family and paying homage to their son Humayun’s sacrifice, CNN reports.

Said McCain: “It is time for Donald Trump to set the example for our country and the future of the Republican Party. While our Party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us.”

He added: “Lastly, I’d like to say to Mr. and Mrs. Khan: thank you for immigrating to America. We’re a better country because of you. And you are certainly right; your son was the best of America, and the memory of his sacrifice will make us a better nation — and he will never be forgotten.”

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was caught on tape telling supporters that he fears Donald Trump will hurt his re-election chances this year, Politico reports.

Said McCain: “If Donald Trump is at the top of the ticket, here in Arizona, with over 30 percent of the vote being the Hispanic vote, no doubt that this may be the race of my life. If you listen or watch Hispanic media in the state and in the country, you will see that it is all anti-Trump. The Hispanic community is roused and angry in a way that I’ve never seen in 30 years.”

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will not attend the Republican party’s national convention in July, Politico reports.

Said McCain: “I have to campaign for reelection, and I have always done that when I’m up. We have a late primary in Arizona.”

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “is facing what may be the toughest reelection of his Senate career in an unpredictable presidential year, when many voters are angry with Washington,” The Hill reports.

“Early polls show McCain tied with his Democratic challenger, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), at around 40 percent despite having nearly 100-percent name recognition in the state he has represented in either the Senate or House since 1983.”

“I think that when you look at the dimensions of this tragedy, most Republican voters will not be satisfied with ‘We’ll bomb the shit out of them.'”

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by the New York Times, on how the GOP presidential race will change after the French terror attacks.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told CNN that the Republican presidential candidates who use — or don’t correct — those who use derogatory language are hurting the GOP’s chances at the White House.

Said McCain: “I think we are hurting ourselves and our chances to win the general election. If we disparage each other and impugn character of each other, then after the primary is over then obviously there’s a trust and support deficit among the American people.”

“Let’s stop fighting with each other. Let’s sit down together and work out our differences with a common agenda to elect the next president of the United States, keep our majorities in the House and Senate, and put the brakes on this internecine strife.”

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Politico, on the GOP civil war that led to Speaker John Boehner’s resignation.