This will come as no surprise to anyone, I’m sure. According to CNN, John McCain says, in an excerpt from his forthcoming book, that his current term in office will be his last.
"This is my last term. If I hadn't admitted that to myself before this summer, a stage 4 cancer diagnosis acts as ungentle persuasion," he wrote in his book, "The Restless Wave," according to the excerpt published on Apple News on Monday. "I'm freer than colleagues who will face the voters again. I can speak my mind without fearing the consequences much. And I can vote my conscience without worry."
Part of that freedom to speak his own mind included some tough words for President Trump.
"He has declined to distinguish the actions of our government from the crimes of despotic ones. The appearance of toughness, or a reality show facsimile of toughness, seems to matter more than any of our values."
McCain also expressed nostalgia for a less divisive time in the Senate, and expressed support for bipartisanship, saying, “You're damn right, I'm a champion of compromise."
It’s not yet clear what this means for his Senate seat, although I’m sure plans have been in the works for some time for a contingency many felt to be inevitable.