Meghan McCain says she feels incredibly naive for believing President Trump when he said he would stop mocking her father, Sen. John McCain.
During “The View” on Wednesday, McCain said she “had a really nice conversation” with Trump and first lady Melania Trump after a report last year said Trump had been “physically mocking” the senator by imitating the thumbs down gesture he made on the Senate floor before voting against the GOP’s Obamacare repeal and replace plan.
John McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 and cannot lift his arms above his shoulders because of injuries he sustained as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
McCain had said she was “deeply hurt” by Trump’s actions and that during the phone call Trump had promised to stop making fun of her father.
“I was under the impression this sort of fight between our families, and between him and my father, especially at this particular moment would end,” McCain said Wednesday.
McCain was referring to her father being booed by attendees of he Conservative Political Action Conference during Trump’s speech last Friday. Trump mentioned John McCain’s vote on the Obamacare bill during his speech, though he did not mention him by name.
“I understand the argument is ‘he’s talking about policy’,” she said. “But it’s still incredibly hurtful, especially after I’ve had this conversation with him on the phone, to have this moment of booing at CPAC … and I feel very naive to have believed this would be any different.”
John McCain’s wife, Cindy, who was cohosting “The View” Wednesday, called for more compassion in politics.
“We don’t need more bullying, and I’m tired of it,” Cindy McCain said.
