Every time I think these turds can't sink any lower, they prove me wrong. Absolutely pathetic...
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/11/wh-aide-dismissed-mccain-view-saying-hes-dying-sources.html
Trump aide reportedly said John McCain's view on CIA pick 'doesn't matter' because 'he's dying anyway'
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Published 6 Hours Ago Updated 55 Mins Ago
Meghan McCain, television co-host and daughter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gave a stinging response Friday to a White House official who reportedly said at a staff meeting that his opposition to a Trumpadministration nominee "doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway.""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," McCain said on "The View" Friday.
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The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.The official, Kelly Sadler, made the comment while discussing McCain's opposition to Trump's pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel, according to two people who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.The two people who attended the closed-door meeting told the AP they felt shocked and stunned by the remark.In a statement, White House did not dispute that Sadler made the comment at the meeting."We respect Senator McCain's service to our nation and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time," said the White House's statement.
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Meghan McCain, television co-host and daughter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gave a stinging response Friday to a White House official who reportedly said at a staff meeting that his opposition to a Trumpadministration nominee "doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway."
"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," McCain said on "The View" Friday.
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The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
The official, Kelly Sadler, made the comment while discussing McCain's opposition to Trump's pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel, according to two people who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The two people who attended the closed-door meeting told the AP they felt shocked and stunned by the remark.
In a statement, White House did not dispute that Sadler made the comment at the meeting.
"We respect Senator McCain's service to our nation and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time," said the White House's statement.
The Hill newspaper first reported Sadler's comment.
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Sadler's remarks surfaced shortly after Thomas McInerney, a guest on Fox Business Network, sparked a backlash by claiming torture methods of interrogation "worked" on McCain.
"The fact is, is John McCain — it worked on John. That's why they call him 'Songbird John,'" McInerney said on-air Thursday morning.
McCain was a Navy pilot who was beaten in captivity during the Vietnam War.
Charles Payne, who interviewed McInerney when he made the comments, did not challenge the analyst at the time. The host later issued an apology on Twitter.
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Mediaite reported Friday that Fox News had cut ties with McInerney, citing a spokesperson for the network.
Sadler later called McCain's daughter, to apologize for her slights against the 81-year-old Arizona senator, a source told The Hill.
Meghan did not respond to CNBC's request for comment.
McCain, who has spent three decades in the Senate, was diagnosed in July with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. He left Washington in December and underwent surgery last month for an infection.
Sadler is a special assistant to the president. She did not respond to the request for comment Thursday evening.
McCain's wife, Cindy, responded to both attacks on her husband in a pair of tweets Thursday.
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The ailing senator has urged his colleagues to reject Haspel. He said Wednesday that he believes she's a patriot who loves the country but "her refusal to acknowledge torture's immorality is disqualifying."
Haspel faced grilling Wednesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee about her role overseeing some CIA operations after the Sept. 11 attacks. She told senators that she doesn't believe torture works as an interrogation technique.
As for the president, he and McCain have had a troubled relationship.
As a GOP presidential candidate in 2015, Trump said McCain was "not a war hero" because he was captured in Vietnam, adding, "I like people who weren't captured."
Last July, McCain became the deciding vote against the GOP health care repeal with a dramatic thumbs-down. Trump later told the Conservative Political Action Conference that "except for one Senator, who came into a room at three o'clock in the morning and went like that" — Trump gave a thumbs-down — "we would have had health care (reform), too."
The crowd booed, and Trump added, "I won't use his name."
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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/11/wh-aide-dismissed-mccain-view-saying-hes-dying-sources.html
Trump aide reportedly said John McCain's view on CIA pick 'doesn't matter' because 'he's dying anyway'
- A White House official dismissed a view expressed by Sen. John McCain about President Donald Trump's CIA nominee.
- Kelly Sadler said "it doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway."
- Sadler was discussing McCain's opposition to Trump's pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel, when she made the comment.
Kevin Breuninger | @KevinWilliamB
Published 6 Hours Ago Updated 55 Mins Ago
Meghan McCain, television co-host and daughter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gave a stinging response Friday to a White House official who reportedly said at a staff meeting that his opposition to a Trumpadministration nominee "doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway.""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," McCain said on "The View" Friday.
ABC News Politics✔@ABCPolitics.@MeghanMcCain on White House aide who dismissed her father John McCain as "dying anyway": "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." https://abcn.ws/2KRaq1s
8:08 AM - May 11, 2018
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Meghan McCain, television co-host and daughter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gave a stinging response Friday to a White House official who reportedly said at a staff meeting that his opposition to a Trumpadministration nominee "doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway."
"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," McCain said on "The View" Friday.
ABC News Politics✔@ABCPolitics.@MeghanMcCain on White House aide who dismissed her father John McCain as "dying anyway": "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." https://abcn.ws/2KRaq1s
8:08 AM - May 11, 2018
The official, Kelly Sadler, made the comment while discussing McCain's opposition to Trump's pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel, according to two people who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The two people who attended the closed-door meeting told the AP they felt shocked and stunned by the remark.
In a statement, White House did not dispute that Sadler made the comment at the meeting.
"We respect Senator McCain's service to our nation and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time," said the White House's statement.
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Sadler's remarks surfaced shortly after Thomas McInerney, a guest on Fox Business Network, sparked a backlash by claiming torture methods of interrogation "worked" on McCain.
"The fact is, is John McCain — it worked on John. That's why they call him 'Songbird John,'" McInerney said on-air Thursday morning.
McCain was a Navy pilot who was beaten in captivity during the Vietnam War.
Charles Payne, who interviewed McInerney when he made the comments, did not challenge the analyst at the time. The host later issued an apology on Twitter.
Charles V Payne✔@cvpayneMy Apology to Senator McCain and his Family
“This morning on a show I was hosting, a guest made a very false and derogatory remark about Senator John McCain. At the time, I had the control room in my ear telling me to wrap the segment, and did not hear the comment.
12:00 PM - May 10, 2018“This morning on a show I was hosting, a guest made a very false and derogatory remark about Senator John McCain. At the time, I had the control room in my ear telling me to wrap the segment, and did not hear the comment.
Charles V Payne✔@cvpayne21h
My Apology to Senator McCain and his Family
“This morning on a show I was hosting, a guest made a very false and derogatory remark about Senator John McCain. At the time, I had the control room in my ear telling me to wrap the segment, and did not hear the comment.
“This morning on a show I was hosting, a guest made a very false and derogatory remark about Senator John McCain. At the time, I had the control room in my ear telling me to wrap the segment, and did not hear the comment.
Charles V Payne✔@cvpayneI regret I did not catch this remark, as it should have been challenged. As a proud military veteran and son of a Vietnam Vet these words neither reflect my or the network’s feelings about Senator McCain, or his remarkable service and sacrifice to this country.”
Charles V. Payne
12:00 PM - May 10, 2018Charles V. Payne
Sadler later called McCain's daughter, to apologize for her slights against the 81-year-old Arizona senator, a source told The Hill.
Meghan did not respond to CNBC's request for comment.
McCain, who has spent three decades in the Senate, was diagnosed in July with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. He left Washington in December and underwent surgery last month for an infection.
Sadler is a special assistant to the president. She did not respond to the request for comment Thursday evening.
McCain's wife, Cindy, responded to both attacks on her husband in a pair of tweets Thursday.
Cindy McCain✔@cindymccain@FoxBusiness @cvpayne Please choose your guest more wisely.
12:08 PM - May 10, 2018
Cindy McCain✔@cindymccain@kellysadler45 May I remind you my husband has a family, 7 children and 5 grandchildren.
4:43 PM - May 10, 2018
Haspel faced grilling Wednesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee about her role overseeing some CIA operations after the Sept. 11 attacks. She told senators that she doesn't believe torture works as an interrogation technique.
As for the president, he and McCain have had a troubled relationship.
As a GOP presidential candidate in 2015, Trump said McCain was "not a war hero" because he was captured in Vietnam, adding, "I like people who weren't captured."
Last July, McCain became the deciding vote against the GOP health care repeal with a dramatic thumbs-down. Trump later told the Conservative Political Action Conference that "except for one Senator, who came into a room at three o'clock in the morning and went like that" — Trump gave a thumbs-down — "we would have had health care (reform), too."
The crowd booed, and Trump added, "I won't use his name."
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