McCain, 36, joined as a co-host of the Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show in October 2017.
Sen. John McCain wrote in his recent memoir that he wanted to be buried "near where it began" at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Senator John McCain's funeral events included a wreath-laying ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial and a private ceremony at Washington National Cathedral.
"What better way to get the last laugh than make George and I say nice things about him to a national audience?" former Pres. Barack Obama quipped.
Meghan McCain eulogized her father's death as "the passing of American greatness," directing her message squarely at President Donald Trump.
"It takes so much from those we love and the families who love them that, in order to survive, we have to remember how they lived, not how they died," former Vice Pres. Joe Biden said.