John McCain (“Phoenix”)
Because of his background as an army vet, it’s no surprise that presidential hopeful John McCain was called “Phoenix”, a nod to his home state and to the city he enlisted in. The code name was also given to him to acknowledge his status as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam war, meant to indicate that he had risen from the ashes to the point that he was now possibly going to become the most powerful man in the free world.
John McCain
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