Cindy McCain, with tears in her eyes, remembers husband John McCain as she fights hunger in new role
Cindy McCain said she feels like her late husband John McCain is with her at every moment, and lately she’s been thinking of him “all the time” as she takes on a new role as the executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme.
As she fights hunger globally, she remembers his timeless advice and knows exactly what he’d say about her latest move: “Do the right thing.”
“I think he’d be proud, at least I hope he would,” she said on CBS Sunday Morning.
As tears welled, a CBS reporter mentioned the emotion in her eyes.
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Cindy McCain will spend a large chunk of her time fundraising as the executive director of the World Food Programme, working to boost a budget that doesn’t meet current needs.
The organization provided food to nearly 160 million people last year, but about 350 people need help. It’s an “unprecedented food crisis” that has deepened during a global pandemic and war in Ukraine, where half of WFP’s wheat supply was produced.
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The McCains built a brand as a political family, but now Cindy McCain is seated at the helm of a nonpolitical organization.
John McCain spent 35 years in Congress, with 31 years in the U.S. Senate. He ran for president twice, losing to George W. Bush in the 2000 GOP primary and Barack Obama in the 2008 general election.
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Candy Woodall is a Congress reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at cwoodall@usatoday.com or on Twitter at @candynotcandace.