News

White House official ridiculed ‘dying’ John McCain during meeting

By Mandy Mayfield
Published May 10, 2018 10:38pm ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
White House official ridiculed ‘dying’ John McCain during meeting
FILE - In this July 11, 2017 file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Nay Secretary nominee Richard Spencer. Surgeons in Phoenix said they removed a blood clot from above the left eye of McCain. Mayo Clinic Hospital doctors said Saturday, July 15 that McCain underwent a "minimally invasive" procedure to remove the nearly 2-inch (5-centimeter) clot, and that the surgery went "very well." They said the 80-year-old Republican is resting comfortably at his home in Arizona. Pathology reports are expected in the next several days. | (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

A White House official ridiculed Sen. John McCain during an internal meeting on Thursday, after the Republican senator pleaded with his colleagues to reject Gina Haspel’s nomination for CIA director.

“It doesn’t matter, he’s dying anyway,” Kelly Sadler, special assistant to the president, said, according to the Hill.

Already a print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Gina Haspel John McCain