Where in Hell did Trump find some of the people on his staff? He’s fired several of them and should fire Kelly Sadler. The stupid and insensitive bitch reacted to Senator McCain’s vocal opposition to the nomination of Gina Haspel for CIA director by saying:
“It doesn’t matter, he’s dying anyway.”
Stupid is as stupid says. Even though Trump and McCain have been at odds from the get go, a WH official should never mock an antagonist who is suffering from brain cancer.
Sadler is a former opinion editor for The Washington Times. At the White House she is a special assistant assigned to the immigration issue. She puts out WH press releases on immigration.
Sadler’s untoward remark has infuriated senators on both sides of the aisle. You can expect the Democrats to gleefully jump on her remark, but several Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in blasting away at Sadler.
Haspel’s nomination was already hanging by a thread and that stupid and insensitive remark may very well have cut that thread. She needed every Republican senator and hopefully a couple of Democrats too in order to get Senate approval. McCain and Senator Rand Paul have voiced strong opposition to Haspel’s nomination and Sadler’s remark may get other Republican senators to join them. If that happens, the nomination will be DOA.
A serious problem for Trump is that some members of his staff or other officials who attend WH meetings are only too eager to leak embarrassing or derogatory information to the media.
As for Sadler, she called Meghan McCain, the Senator’s daughter, to apologize, but the White House refuses to even acknowledge that the mocking happened.
Colin E Kerdachi says
McCain is a horrible back stabber! I wasn’t going to talk about a dying man! But he brings it on himself!
Trumps trying to make America Great ,like it used to be! All McCain is good for is opposing whatever Trump does to show that we are being abused by other countries! Eg, NAFTA, Steel and aluminum imports, at lower than it costs us to produce etc!
He should have resigned from politics a longtime ago!
All I have to say to him is, “Rest in Peace!” maybe he can tell God how to run heaven!
Howie Katz says
Most, if not all, Republican senators would not say such things about McCain and comments like this are not going to help Haspel secure the nomination for CIA director.
Fat Albert says
Regardless of his politics John McCain is a human being. Disagree with his politics all you want, but to dismiss him because he’s dying of a horrible disease is classless and stupid – like many of the things that the Trump White House does says. . . .
I wish to remain anonymous says
McCain is a liberal globalist pig, he should do the right thing and resign. Yes I am insensitive.
Howie Katz says
Great news! Two courageous Democrats, Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin hace announced they will vote to confirm Haspel’s nomination.
Now Haspel has a fairly good chance to become CIA director, even with the opposition of Republicans McCain and Paul.
Three great big cheers for the two courageous Joes!
John F Pettit says
Sadler’s comments are atrocious-yes. But they have nothing to do with Haspel’s qualifications to be CIA director. She’s certainly more qualified by service to the country than most of the Senators who would oppose her nomination on the grounds of some inappropriate leaked remark of a junior unimportant wh staffer.