Entertainment | John McCain Leno Gets First McCain Interview on Veterans Day GOP candidate has kept off of TV since Election Day loss By Will McCahill Posted Nov 7, 2008 5:39 PM CST Copied Republican presidential candidate John McCain makes an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Aug. 25, 2008, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo) John McCain will help Jay Leno celebrate Veterans Day by appearing on NBC’s “Tonight Show,” Monsters & Critics reports today. The Tuesday appearance will mark the Republican’s first TV interview since his loss to Barack Obama in the Nov. 4 election. Read These Next Trump's 'nonsense' goads Obama's office into a rarity. Trump-Epstein friendship ran deep, says Epstein's brother. It's an unusual finding about the cause of an Alaska plane crash. A group of 6 set off on the river, but only 3 survived. Report an error