Meghan McCain Takes A Swipe At White House After Aide Mocks Her Father's Cancer

Meghan McCain and her co-hosts on The View wasted no time Friday morning before launching into a response to White House aide Kelly Sadlers shockingly insensitive comment on Meghan McCains father, Arizona Sen. John McCain (R), who is battling cancer.

Dont feel bad for me or for my family, Meghan McCain, 33, said on the show. Were really strong.

She also took a swipe at President Donald Trump s White House.

I dont understand the kind of environment youre working in where that would be acceptable and you could come into work the next day and still have a job, she said.

John McCain, 81, has been vocal about his opposition to Trumps pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, Gina Haspel.

Sadler mocked the senators illness in front of about two dozen communications staffers during a closed-door meeting on Thursday, The Hill first reported and other outlets confirmed .

It doesnt matter. Hes dying anyway, she reportedly said.

Another White House official told CNN that the joke fell flat. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders refused to comment on Sadlers remark, saying she would not validate a leak.

On The View, Meghan McCain said her father is actually doing really well right now.

Kelly, heres a little news flash, she continued, This may be a bit intense for 11 oclock on a Friday morning, but were all dying.

Its not how you die. Its how you live, she added.

John McCain issued a statement Wednesday urging his colleagues to stand against Haspel, citing her involvement in the so-called enhanced interrogation program after 9/11. Her refusal to acknowledge tortures immorality is disqualifying, he wrote.

If approved, Haspel will fill the spot left vacant by Mike Pompeo, who was confirmed as secretary of state last month , replacing Rex Tillerson.

John McCain was held as a prisoner and tortured during the Vietnam War and has used his platform in government to campaign against such harsh techniques.

In July, he announced that he was diagnosed with primary glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer.

Cindy McCain, his wife of nearly 38 years, rebuked Sadler directly on Twitter:

@kellysadler45 May I remind you my husband has a family, 7 children and 5 grandchildren.

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@kellysadler45 May I remind you my husband has a family, 7 children and 5 grandchildren.
Cindy McCain (@cindymccain) May 10, 2018

A Fox Business Network guest this week, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, argued in favor of torture techniques by alleging they worked on John McCain in Vietnam.

Thats why they call him Songbird John, McInerney said.

Fox Business host Charles Payne later apologized for the comment, saying he did not hear it at the time because he had the control room in his ear telling me to wrap the segment.

On Twitter, Cindy McCain told Payne and Fox Business, Please choose your guest more wisely.

I just really want to emphasize, it was a hard day yesterday, Meghan McCain said of McInerneys comment. But I get to come into work surrounded by women I love, and my fathers legacy is going to be talked about for hundreds and hundreds of years.

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