I think Trump might have a point when he sais the mainstream media's response to John McCain's death has not only been over the top but tainted with a specific political (and antiTrump) bent as well.
McCain I will not deny was a brave POW and a war hero. He was a moderately accomplished legislator. He represented an aggressive NeoConservative world view of global intervention, free trade, civil libertarianism and he failed to convince the American public that he should represent their interests as President on two occasions.
Is that really worth the wall to wall coverage, gooey sentimental schtick and naive idealism that has permeated the tv for the last week. It has been used at every opportunity by CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Wash. Post and assoc. as a platform to denigrate Trump.
It seems that McCain intentionally orchestrated in detail his funeral as platform for the NeoCon Establishment to bash, by comparison, Trump (McCain's running mate Sarah Palin, a Trump supporter, was also not invited) and his nationalist and populist agendas.
It frankly all has a tinge of pettiness and bitterness to it for ambitions unrealized.
In fairness Trump, perhaps belatedly, issued a gracious statement (by his standards) acknowledging and thanking McCain for his service. He provided the family with everything they requested.. an Honour Guard, logistics, plane and conveyance, and an extended mourning period. Of course it wasn't good enough for CNN and co... but that is to be expected.