
The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) saw a range of absurd and heated exchanges – from the president's bull**** comment to Trump Jr’s offensive #MeToo remarks – but one conservative commentator took it too far after she mocked “the ghost of John McCain” in her speech on Friday.
Fox News contributor and right-wing blogger Michelle Malkin was met with a standing ovation, after taking a dig at the late senator, who died in August 2018 following a battle with brain cancer.
Malkin, who used her stage time to slam undocumented immigrants and the politicians defending their right to stay, said:
Sanctuary cities have metastasised and both parties are to blame.
Yes, I’m looking at you, retired Paul Ryan and yes, I’m looking at you, Mitch McConnell, and yes, I’m looking at you, Bush family.
I’m looking at you, the ghost of John McCain
Wow. Malkin tries to dunk on "the ghost of John McCain" https://t.co/y4pvzCS2cD— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1551465268
While her insensitive comments – made while she angrily pointed a finger at the sky – were met with cheers in the room, McCain's wife, Cindy McCain, took to Twitter to voice her response, – and she was angry.
@michellemalkin You never knew @SenJohnMcCain . You should be so lucky.— Cindy McCain (@Cindy McCain) 1551491160
The late senator's daughter and The View host, Meghan McCain, also responded on Twitter by posting an old selfie of her father and the caption: "illegitimi non carborundum", which is Latin for "don't let the b**tards* grind you down".
189 days.... illegitimi non carborundum. I love you. https://t.co/UUBdasRQIa— Meghan McCain (@Meghan McCain) 1551559349
But Malkin didn't stop there, as she hit back with a tweet linked to an old blog post by Cindy McCain, entitled:
Meet the open borders family: McCain, Hernandez, Soros and the "Reform Institute".
Meet the open borders family: McCain, Hernandez, Soros, and the "Reform Institute"==> https://t.co/od3YYgQAIs https://t.co/1RbfvMqlGt— Michelle Malkin (@Michelle Malkin) 1551493970
What a waste of a "conservative" media outlet- @dcexaminer parroting shallow, stupid open-borders media take on my… https://t.co/wr5y6KeNUf— Michelle Malkin (@Michelle Malkin) 1551591379
Naturally, the disrespectful dig at the late senator did not go unnoticed, as many supporters gathered on Twitter to express their outrage.
John McCain used to be a revered GOP hero. He sacrificed 6 years of his life as a prisoner of war. When his captors… https://t.co/JWUMPhU95r— Ashton Pittman (@Ashton Pittman) 1551469291
Truly disgusting. Let Senator McCain rest in peace. https://t.co/fr3Pp5Baby— VoteVets (@VoteVets) 1551484510
@atrupar Very courageous of Michelle Malkin--badmouthing an American Hero who can't possibly fight back.— Robin Messing (@Robin Messing) 1551614046
I wonder what @LindseyGrahamSC thinks about his new comrades in arms - the Trumpers - condemning the "ghost of John… https://t.co/2Oi6zb7V7M— Kurt Eichenwald (@Kurt Eichenwald) 1551469625
CPAC was once a place to exchange conservative ideas. Now it’s just a place for agitprop and mean-spirited garbage. https://t.co/kodegGXNB7— S.E. Cupp (@S.E. Cupp) 1551471051
In 1974, Ronald Reagan addressed the first CPAC. He began his speech by hailing the heroism of three special guests… https://t.co/pVF4DQInWa— Karen Tumulty (@Karen Tumulty) 1551540706
Has no one ever told Malkin that it's not a good idea to make ghosts angry?
HT Newsweek
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