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 Authorities investigating ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance. Power glitch interrupts first Winter Olympics event. More has come out on a whistleblower's complaint on Tulsi Gabbard. SCOTUS rejects bid to block new California voting map. Report an error