President Joe Biden reflected on his friendship with late Republican Arizona Sen. and Naval officer John McCain while speaking Friday at the Naval Academy graduation ceremony.

“When John was on his deathbed… I went to see him. I was leaving after the visit, and in a voice barely above a whisper, he called me over to his bedside. He said, ‘Joe, will you do my eulogy?’ I said, ‘Yes, John,’” Biden said.

“And literally at the same time, two guys who think they’re hard-assed guys, looked at one another and said, ‘I love you,’” Biden added at the conclusion of his speech.