Senator McCain died at the age of 81

washington - American Senator John McCain of Arizona died on Saturday at the age of 81. His office announced his death. The Republican politician, who regularly criticized President Donald Trump and co-voted with the Democrats, had been seriously ill for some time. He decided Friday that he would no longer be treated medically against cancer.

'When he passed away his wife Cindy and their family were present at the senator. At the time of his death, he served the United States of America for 60 years faithfully, 'says the Washington statement. His wife writes that her husband went 'the way he lived, under his own conditions, surrounded by the people he loved, in the place he loved the most'.

McCain had an aggressive brain tumor and he already knew the prognosis was bad. The diagnosis was made a year ago. Previously, McCain, Vietnam veteran and war hero, had already been treated for skin cancer. Despite the new physical setback in 2017, he remained politically active and outspoken.

President Trump has wound the family on Twitter. ' My deepest sympathy and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you! '', Says Trump shortly after the death of his party partner and criticaster. McCain recently called a press conference by Trump with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, 'one of the most shameful gigs by a US president ever'.

Former President Barack Obama, of whom McCain lost the presidential election in 2008, said that few were put to the test as he was. 'But we can all strive for the courage to put the general interest above ours. John showed us at his best what that means. ''

'He was a friend I'm going to miss,' George W. Bush said in a statement. 'John McCain was a man of deep conviction and a patriot of the highest order,' said the former president.