Mick Mulvaney defends White House aide's 'dying' McCain remark: 'It was a joke' made in a 'private meeting'
White House,John McCain,Politics
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Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney defended a White House aide's "dying" joke about Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Saturday, saying officials should have "some freedom" to speak "candidly" in private meetings.
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