White House official mocked 'dying' McCain at internal meeting

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN - 05/10/18 05:42 PM EDT

A White House official mocked Sen. John McCain’s brain cancer diagnosis at an internal meeting on Thursday, a day after the Arizona Republican announced his opposition to President Trump’s nominee for CIA director, Gina Haspel.

Special assistant Kelly Sadler made the derisive comments during a closed-door White House meeting of about two-dozen communications staffers on Thursday morning.

“It doesn’t matter, he’s dying anyway,” Sadler said, according to a source familiar with the remarks at the meeting.

The White House did not deny the account of Sadler’s remarks, which came amid a discussion of Haspel’s nomination and McCain’s opposition to it.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/387182-white-house-official-mocked-dying-mccain-at-internal-meeting

[CentralMass]

1. These people are scum.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Watch for some real Media Push Back from this.

[Dave Starsky]

19. (crickets)

[Wellstone ruled]

23. Notice Jake Tapper made a remark

about the Callus response. Trump will with out a doubt through some type of Hate filled Spew at McCain.

[Initech]

13. Actually, they're worse than scum.

[lark]

3. WH officials are the bacteria living in slime.

Slime is so much above them, they have no humanity and no caring, only want to hurt & destroy anyone not rich and white and grift for their own benefit.

[ploppy]

4. Klassy

aren't they?

[Turbineguy]

5. Trump only hires the best people.

So I'm guessing that Sadler laughed while she said it.

[UrbScotty]

6. Less class than a school during summer.

[SkatmanRoth]

7. They are Republicans; what did you expect?

[Achilleaze]

8. republicans pissing on America's honorable veterans again

No freaking honor in the Draft-Dodging KGOP republican White House Casino.

Disgraceful disrepect.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. I do believe McCain is still a US Senator and can cast a vote.

[kairos12]

10. The White House is full of ghouls.

[Grammy23]

11. That low life better gird herself up because one of these days she will face the kind of

Pain Mc Cain and his family are dealing with right now. Even if his physical pain is controlled, the psychological pain they are enduring is enormous. Mr. McCain had been carrying the stress of his melanoma returning and then got the butt kick with a brain tumor. How heartless can a person be to basically say he doesn’t matter because he will be gone soon? The karma she is stacking up to get her won’t be pretty or merciful. She needs someone to tell her because it will catch up to her. Let her carry that burden around for a while.

[defacto7]

21. Sometimes I'd really like to believe that.

[louis-t]

12. Sick, arrogant bastards.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

14. Shit rolls down from the top.

Trump makes those who work for him feel they can act like assholes, too.

[bluestarone]

15. The same blood flows through all there veins!!!!!!!!!!!

How can ANYONE associate with these LOWLIFE bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yallerdawg]

16. The ugliness at the root of these people is appalling.

That's what McCain realized and continues to act on.

It's sickening.

[SunSeeker]

17. Wonder who leaked this to the Press.

I didn't know there was anyone left in the White House who would find such a statement offensive.

[Cadfael]

18. Needs to read the Be Best pamphlet

apparently....

[Blue_Tires]

20. If Obama said this he would have been lynched on the spot...

[keithbvadu2]

22. Well, after all, McCain did get captured.

Well, after all, McCain did get captured.

Along with many, many other of Trump's non-hero POWs.

[Maxheader]

24. Like I said

concerning cheetoz banning the press..
We'll just get the info from the white house
staff..

[Towlie]

25. What sort of humor would you expect from someone who supports torture?

[C_U_L8R]

26. Toss these ones over to Iran first

What slimy traitorous fucks.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

27. Well, Kelly

If it were up to me, I'd turn you over to Cindy McCain for a few lessons in tact and diplomacy. And then turn you over to Meghan for the bitch slap of a life time.

I remember a scene from the movie "Airplane" where there was a line all down the aisle of people queing up to slap a woman who got out of control. We should all do that.

[muriel_volestrangler]

28. Kick (nt)

[ooky]

29. Fascism does not care about people. The lost sense of common decency in this country

is one of the most troubling aspects/consequences of this this evil administration and growing Republican fascism in general. Along with the unbelievably escalating corruption these are things at the top of my list that are ticking me off the most.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

30. John Kelly will probably punish ...

... whoever leaked this comment to the press.

He hates leaks, and he is probably looking for the source of this news.

"What happens in White House staff meetings, stays in White House staff meetings"

[riversedge]

31. that person is in serious trouble when he or she gets caught