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Meghan McCain has responded angrily to Senate candidate Kari Lake’s suggestion that her disparaging comments about Meghan’s late father, Sen. John McCain, were made in jest. In a radio interview, Lake said she wanted to consolidate Republican support and that Republicans need to “get a little bit thicker skin”. Lake, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, has previously made negative comments about McCain and his supporters, including telling them to “get the hell out”.
Meghan McCain’s Reaction to Senate Candidate Kari Lake’s Comments
Senate candidate Kari Lake’s remarks about the late Sen. John McCain sparked a fiery response from his daughter, Meghan McCain. Lake suggested her aggressive comments about McCain were made in jest, which Meghan McCain rejected in a recent social media post.
“Kari Lake is attempting to retract her continuous attacks on my Dad (& family) and his loyal followers after telling them to ‘get the hell out,’” Meghan McCain said. “She must’ve realized she needs us to become Senator.”
She ended her post with a strong rebuff, indicating that reconciliation is far from her mind. “No peace, b—-. We know who you are — and are repelled by it,” she wrote.
Background of Kari Lake’s Remarks
Lake’s comments were made during a radio interview with KTAR (92.3 FM) as she sought to unite Republican support for her run for the seat currently held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz. A source close to the McCain family declined to comment on Lake’s statements.
Kari Lake’s Comments on John McCain
Lake claimed she jokingly criticized McCain prior to the 2022 election while facing “nuclear bomb-style” attack ads from a McCain Republican. “It was said in jest. John McCain would have laughed at it, given his great sense of humor,” she said.
She urged fellow Republicans to develop a thicker skin in the face of current challenges, adding that they “need to be able to take a joke.”
Kari Lake’s Past Remarks about McCain Republicans
Lake has previously targeted McCain, once urging a crowd, “We don’t have any McCain Republicans here, do we? Get the hell out!” She also disparaged the GOP as the party of McCain and criticized Arizona for its selection of “losers.”
Upon winning the GOP nomination in 2022, Lake declared, “We drove a stake through the heart of the McCain machine.”
Lake has received endorsement from and is closely aligned with former President Donald Trump, the current front-runner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Trump and McCain had a well-known public feud, with Trump continuing to attack McCain years after his death in 2018.
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