Meghan McCain Slams The White House Staffer Who Insulted Her Father

Meghan McCain has really earned my respect. Do I always agree with her? No. But I think she’s up against a lot, and it takes some serious determination to go against the cackling libs of “The View” every day.

Glad we’ve established that.

As you know, her father John McCain is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer. I disagree with him on A LOT and don’t agree with how he’s been handling himself lately– politically speaking– but it is what it is. He’s set in his ways, and he’s not going to change.

Moving on again.

The other day, a White House staffer was accused of telling others that McCain is basically irrelevant because he’s “dying anyway,” which is really sharp and kinda heartless. If someone said that about my dad, I’d be livid.

Neither the White House nor the President has denied or condemned Sadler’s comment. Sadler called Meghan McCain on Thursday to apologize for the remark, a source close to the situation told CNN, although it’s unclear what her response was.

A White House official told CNN Thursday, “We respect Senator McCain’s service to our nation, and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time.”

Meghan McCain addressed that remark directly on “The View,” and I totally get where she’s coming from. She handled it better than I would’ve.

.@MeghanMcCain to White House aide who dismissed her father as “dying anyway”: “It is not how you die, it is how you live.” https://t.co/TGSoODzpzo pic.twitter.com/MiVc4aGC9Z

— ABC News (@ABC) May 11, 2018

“Kelly, here’s a little news flash … We’re all dying,” McCain said. “I’m dying, you’re dying, we’re all dying. And I want to say since my dad has been diagnosed … I really feel like I understand the meaning of life, and it is not how you die, it’s how you live.”

“Don’t feel bad for me or my family. We’re really strong,” she added.

God bless ‘er.