{"id":54163,"date":"2018-05-11T16:31:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T16:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/11\/comments-mocking-john-mccain-spur-demands-for-white-house-apology\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:44:33","slug":"comments-mocking-john-mccain-spur-demands-for-white-house-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/05\/11\/comments-mocking-john-mccain-spur-demands-for-white-house-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"Comments mocking John McCain spur demands for White House apology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Supporters of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/12\/27\/mccains-health-a-major-question-for-defense-policy-in-2018\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. John McCain<\/a> demanded a public apology from the White House Friday following a communication official\u2019s remarks dismissing the senior lawmaker\u2019s views because \u201che\u2019s dying anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/387182-white-house-official-mocked-dying-mccain-at-internal-meeting#.WvS9t8rp0lZ.twitter\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">According to the Hill,<\/a> the comments came during a closed-door meeting with communications staff on Thursday morning. Special assistant Kelly Sadler mocked McCain, who is in Arizona battling brain cancer, for his opposition to President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee for CIA director, Gina Haspel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is a former Navy prisoner of war and one of the most recognizable veterans in America today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News of the White House comments came the same day that a Fox News military analyst, Thomas McInerney, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, claimed on air that torture can be effective, citing McCain\u2019s time in captivity in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt worked on John,\u201d said McInerney, a former Air Force lieutenant general. \u201cThat\u2019s why they call him \u2018Songbird John.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/breaking-news\/2018\/05\/03\/mccain-book-us-should-consider-cyberattack-to-punish-putin\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17298699428574.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">McCain book: US should consider cyberattack to punish Putin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In his book, set to launch later this month, Sen. John McCain says it\u2019s time for America to go on the offensive in the information war with Russia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials from the network walked back McInerney\u2019s comments later in the day, acknowledging there is no evidence that McCain gave up any critical information during his time as a POW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCain has been a vocal critic of torture in recent years and cited Haspel\u2019s past operating questionable interrogation sites as the reason he would not support her nomination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both attacks on McCain drew condemnation from Vietnam Veterans of America, who praised McCain\u2019s service in the military and Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter serving his country in a time of war, refusing release as a POW without his comrades, and then dedicating his life to public service, John McCain deserves far better than to be insulted in this way \u2014 especially from a White House official and a fellow veteran,\u201d said John Rowan, president of VVA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen someone in the White House says a Vietnam veteran doesn\u2019t matter, because he\u2019s dying of brain cancer, that individual should have her employment terminated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., said the White House should issue a public apology for the remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a sad day in this country when White House officials are mocking a man who, while serving his country, was tortured as a prisoner of war,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cHe\u2019s more than earned the right to speak out on these matters. A public apology should be issued immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCain\u2019s family also took exception to the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His daughter Meghan, while co-hosting ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View\u201d on Friday morning, questioned how Sadler \u201ccan come to work the next day and still have a job\u201d after making such an insensitive comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although both Republicans, Trump and McCain have been fierce political foes for the last two years. Early in his presidential campaign, Trump mocked McCain\u2019s status as a war hero, stating that \u201cI like people who were not captured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two have sparred publicly in the months since, with McCain repeatedly questioning Trump\u2019s fitness for the office of commander in chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, rumors of McCain\u2019s declining health prompted reports that the 81-year-old senator has started making funeral plans, to include not inviting Trump to any memorial services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement on the latest round of controversy, White House officials said they \u201crespect Senator McCain\u2019s service to our nation and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan said the controversy not only \u201cwill not be forgotten,\u201d it also undermines the White House\u2019s 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