辛迪·麦凯恩，森的遗孀约翰·麦凯恩她跨越了党派界限来支持乔·拜登民主党总统候选人在周二晚上的一份声明中说。
“我丈夫约翰遵循一个准则:国家第一。是的，我们是共和党人，但首先是美国人。在这场竞选中，只有一个候选人捍卫我们国家的价值观，那就是乔·拜登，”辛迪·麦凯恩说。
“乔和我在这些问题上并不总是意见一致，我知道他和约翰肯定有过激烈的争论，但他是一个善良诚实的人。他将带着尊严领导我们。他将成为世界历史上最优秀的战斗部队可以依靠的总司令，因为他知道送一个孩子去打仗是什么感觉，”她继续说道。“这有太多的风险选举袖手旁观。这个国家所代表的一切都岌岌可危。我将把我们的国家放在第一位，投票给乔·拜登，我希望你能加入我。"
辛迪·麦凯恩的代言消息首先来自拜登本人，他在周二下午的一次虚拟资金筹集活动中透露，他正在与她谈论她即将到来的代言。
“也许我不该说出来，但我要和约翰·麦凯恩的妻子进行一次缩放，他...拜登说:“这是他第一次支持我，因为他跟我的儿子和约翰谈论的是为国家服务的英雄，你知道他(总统)说他们是失败者，他们是傻瓜。”他指的是《大西洋月刊》的一篇报道，报道称唐纳德·特朗普总统对军人发表了轻蔑的言论。
美国广播公司新闻尚未独立证实《大西洋报道》，该报道援引了四个直接了解这些说法的匿名消息来源。
2019年11月5日，在洛杉矶，辛迪·麦凯恩在美国退伍军人致敬晚会上发表演讲。
辛迪·麦凯恩在正式支持拜登之前，曾暗示支持拜登，并在一段视频中表达了自己的观点强调拜登和她已故丈夫的友谊在八月的民主党全国代表大会上。
特朗普和这位已故参议员在2016年竞选和特朗普担任总统期间一直处于敌对关系，总统辩称，他不认为在越南战争期间被关押了五年多的战俘麦凯恩是英雄，因为他被抓获了。
这位共和党参议员在2016年选举期间撤回了对特朗普的支持，此前发布了一段访问好莱坞的视频，其中特朗普对女性发表了猥亵言论。他还进一步激怒了总统，因为他在2017年投票否决了废除《平价医疗法案》的努力。
辛迪·麦凯恩加入了越来越多支持拜登的共和党人的行列，其中包括前亚利桑那州参议员杰夫·弗雷克，前俄亥俄州州长。约翰·卡西奇，以及前宾夕法尼亚州众议员查理·登特，并有可能帮助拜登在离2020年大选只有42天的时候赢得心怀不满的共和党人的支持。
她表示支持的同时，拜登正寻求扩大他的选举地图，以包括辛迪·麦凯恩的家乡亚利桑那州，最近的州民调显示，他和特朗普在该州处于激烈的竞争中。
在这张2018年2月17日的文件照片中，美国前副总统乔·拜登和辛迪·麦凯恩在德国慕尼黑第54届慕尼黑安全会议期间抵达巴伐利亚州总理府的接待处。
拜登和约翰·麦凯恩在他们漫长的政治生涯中分享了两党友谊，包括在2008年总统选举中相互对抗。2018年麦凯恩死于胶质母细胞瘤后，拜登含泪对他的朋友致悼词。
“我叫乔·拜登。我是民主党人。我爱约翰·麦凯恩，”拜登说，他在2015年因夺去约翰·麦凯恩生命的同一种疾病失去了儿子博。
“我一直把约翰当成兄弟，”他补充道。“我们有很多家庭纠纷。我们可以追溯到很久以前。”
在周二晚上的推特上，拜登感谢辛迪·麦凯恩的支持。
“辛迪——我非常荣幸能得到你的支持和友谊。这次选举比任何一个政党都重要。这需要我们所有人团结一致，重建国家的灵魂。他写道:“我们一起努力，一定会成功。”
Cindy McCain crosses party lines, formally endorses Joe Biden for president
Cindy McCain,the widow of Sen.John McCain, has crossed party lines to offer her endorsement ofJoe Biden, the Democratic nominee for president, in a statement Tuesday night.
"My husband John lived by a code: country first.We are Republicans, yes, but Americans foremost. There's only one candidate in this race who stands up for our values as a nation, and that is Joe Biden," Cindy McCainsaid.
"Joe and I don't always agree on the issues, and I know he and John certainly had some passionate arguments, but he is a good and honest man. He will lead us with dignity. He will be a commander in chief that the finest fighting force in the history of the world can depend on, because he knows what it is like to send a child off to fight," she continued. "There is too much at risk in thiselectionto sit on the sidelines. Everything this country stands for is on the line. I'll be putting our country first and voting for Joe Biden, and I hope you will join me."
News of Cindy McCain's endorsement first came from Biden himself, who revealed during a virtual fundraiser Tuesday afternoon that he was speaking with her about her impending endorsement.
"Maybe I shouldn't say it, but I'm about to go on one of these Zooms with John McCain's wife, who... first time ever is endorsing me because of what he talks about with my son and John's who are heroes, who served their country, you know he [the president] said they're losers, they're suckers," Biden said, alluding to a report by the Atlantic that President Donald Trump made disparaging remarks about service members.
ABC News has not independently confirmed The Atlantic report, which cites four unnamed sources with direct knowledge of the claims.
Cindy McCain speaks onstage during the U.S.VETS Salute Gala on Nov. 05, 2019, in Los Angeles.
Prior to her official endorsement of Biden, Cindy McCain hinted at her support, lending her voice to a videohighlighting Biden's friendship with her late husbandduring the Democratic National Convention in August.
Trump and the late senator had an adversarial relationship throughout the 2016 campaign and Trump's presidency, with the president arguing that he did not view McCain, who was held as a prisoner of war for more than five years during the Vietnam War, a hero, because he was captured.
The Republican senator, in turn, withdrew his support for Trump during the 2016 election following the release of the Access Hollywood video that featured Trump making lewd comments about women. He also further angered the president by delivering a "thumbs down" vote to thwart efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017.
Cindy McCain joins a growing list of Republicans who have offered their support to Biden -- including former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, Former Ohio Gov.John Kasich, and former Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent -- and could help Biden win over disaffected Republicans in the 2020 election, which is just 42 days away.
Her endorsement also comes as Biden is looking to expand his electoral map to include Cindy McCain's home state of Arizona, with recent state polling showing he and Trump are in a tight race in the state.
In this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, former US Vice President Joe Biden, and Cindy McCain, arrive at the reception of the Bavarian State Chancellery during the 54th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany.
Biden and John McCain shared a bipartisan friendship throughout their long political careers that included facing off against one another in the 2008 presidential election. Following McCain's death in 2018 from Glioblastoma, Biden gave a tearful eulogy of his friend.
"My name is Joe Biden. I'm a Democrat. And I loved John McCain," said Biden, who lost his son Beau in 2015 to the same disease that claimed John McCain's life.
"I always thought of John as a brother," he added. "We had a hell of a lot of family fights. We go back a long way."
In a tweet Tuesday night, Biden thanked Cindy McCain for her support.
"Cindy — I'm deeply honored to have your support and your friendship. This election is bigger than any one political party. It requires all of us to come together as one America to restore the soul of the nation. Together, we'll get it done," he wrote.
