Headline Roundup • May 14th, 2018
WH Aide Jokes About McCain's Death
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The White House probably thinks it cannot punish Kelly Sadler for her awful comment about John McCain because President Trump has also said nasty things about McCain. It may worry that showing her the door would set a troubling precedent for a president who may one day cross a very similar line.
The daughter of US Senator John McCain has hit back at a White House aide who reportedly joked his vote "doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway".
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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