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White House aide dismissed McCain's views because 'he's dying anyway' – report Meghan McCain: aide who dismissed my father as 'dying anyway' should lose job
(about 3 hours later)
A White House official reportedly made what some saw as an insensitive comment about the ailing Arizona senator John McCain at a staff meeting on Thursday, and McCain’s wife quickly came to his defense on Twitter. Senator John McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain, on Friday hit back at the White House official who is said to have dismissed her father’s views by saying “he’s dying anyway”.
The official, Kelly Sadler, was discussing McCain’s opposition to Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA director, Gina Haspel, when she allegedly claimed “it doesn’t matter” because “he’s dying anyway”. Meghan McCain said on ABC’s the View that she did not understand why the official, Kelly Sadler, still had a job.
That is according to a person in the room who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door meeting. “We’re all dying … it is not how you die. It is how you live,” Meghan McCain told the show, on which she is a co-host.
She also said: “I don’t understand what kind of environment you’re working in when that would be acceptable and then you could come to work the next day and still have a job.”
It was reported Sadler made the remarks about the ailing Arizona senator in a staff meeting when discussing his opposition to Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA director, Gina Haspel, on Thursday. That is according to a person in the room who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door meeting.
The White House did not dispute the remark but said in a statement: “We respect Senator McCain’s service to our nation and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time.”The White House did not dispute the remark but said in a statement: “We respect Senator McCain’s service to our nation and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time.”
The Hill newspaper first reported the comment.The Hill newspaper first reported the comment.
Cindy McCain responded a few hours later with a tweet tagged to Sadler: “May I remind you my husband has a family, 7 children and 5 grandchildren.” McCain’s wife quickly came to his defense on Twitter, responding a few hours later with a tweet tagged to Sadler: “May I remind you my husband has a family, 7 children and 5 grandchildren.”
Sadler is a special assistant to the president. She did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday evening.Sadler is a special assistant to the president. She did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday evening.
The 81-year-old senator was diagnosed in July with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. He left Washington in December and underwent surgery last month for an infection.The 81-year-old senator was diagnosed in July with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. He left Washington in December and underwent surgery last month for an infection.
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