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Meghan McCain Writes Such a Gross Tweet About John Fetterman She Has to Delete It

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Maybe Meghan McCain doesn’t know irony when she sees it but she’s now on the receiving end of a proper slapping after criticizing Democrat John Fetterman for running for the Georgia Senate while still dealing with the aftereffects of a stroke. McCain joined the chorus of conservatives attacking Fetterman after an NBC News report detailed the need for closed captioning as he was interviewed by Dasha Burns. Fetterman suffered a stroke right before the Pennsylvania primaries. He’s kept people up-to-date about his recovery while he hits the campaign trails. He’s been very clear about the fact that he’s still dealing with auditory issues, but overall, he has no cognitive problems, Uproxx reports.

Like many people dealing with stroke-related issues, Fetterman trips over a word or two on occasion. NBC News reported on this and is being called out for the way it framed Fetterman’s situation — as a senate candidate needing basic accommodations for a disability. Conservatives, however, went bananas over Fetterman’s occasional speech problems and I guess Meghan just couldn’t resist joining in the attack.

“This is insane,” McCain wrote in a tweet that was subsequently deleted. “How can someone be a Senator without being able to speak or understand small talk?”

McCain’s tweet was definitely short-lived. She began trending on Twitter almost as soon as she wrote the tweet as people pointed out what a huge hypocrite she was being here. After all, McCain’s father, John McCain struggled with brain cancer, dying during his final year in office and Meghan certainly didn’t question whether his cancer should have prevented him from being in office. Instead, she lauded her father for his bravery.

Indeed, her father was brave for fighting this daily battle. But so is Fetterman. It can’t be easy dealing with the pitfalls of having a stroke while being criticized for doing so. Especially when some of that criticism comes from someone who is so self-righteous.

Twitter users responded swiftly and McCain deleted her tweet. But thanks to those who responded, the tweet remains for posterity.

It’s nice to see her get owned.

Megan Hamilton
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Megan has lived in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida and she currently lives in Central America. Living in these places has informed her writing on politics, science, and history. She is currently owned by 15 cats and 3 dogs and regularly owns Trump supporters when she has the opportunity. She can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GaiaLibra and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/politicalsaurus

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