Jeff Flake visited John McCain the day before his death

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Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., was able to visit fellow Arizona lawmaker Sen. John McCain before he died on Saturday after battling brain cancer for a year.

“I was privileged to be there the day before he passed,” Flake said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “His entire family was gathered around, the door was open, an old creek just dribbling by. It was just incredibly wonderful.”

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