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Celebrities, notables react to passing of John McCain

By  Miriam Di Nunzio
   
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Sen. John McCain died after discontinuing medical treatment for brain cancer. | Getty Images

With the news of the passing of Sen. John McCain Saturday night, it didn’t take long for the twittersphere and Facebook to erupt in reactions from celebrities and notables from across the globe.

Tom Hanks:

Ellen DeGeneres:

Whoopi Goldberg:

“The View”:

Arnold Schwarzenegger:

U.S. Naval Academy:

Tim McGraw:

Mandy Moore:

Mia Farrow:

Reese Witherspoon:

Sheryl Crow:

Patricia Heaton:

Tom Arnold:

Joy Behar:

Dan Rather:

Jimmy Kimmel:

Denis Leary:

Drew Carey:

Matthew Dowd:

Mr. T:

George Soros:

Katie Couric:

Bret Baier:

Kathy Griffin:

Bob Saget:

Bob Iger:

Patricia Arquette:

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Kevin Nealon:

Derrick Hall:

Jonathan Frakes:

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