Meghan McCain criticized 2020 presidential contender Sen. Amy Klobuchar for using a story about John McCain at President Trump’s inauguration at a campaign stop:
On behalf of the entire McCain family – @amyklobuchar please be respectful to all of us and leave my fathers legacy and memory out of presidential politics.
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) May 27, 2019
The Klobuchar campaign responded, saying Klobuchar was “simply sharing a memory”:
UPDATE: Amy Klobuchar’s campaign responds to Meghan McCain’s tweet, saying the senator was “simply sharing a memory” https://t.co/kaBniZfZsb
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 28, 2019
You be the judge. This was not just a “memory”:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Trump's inauguration: "The day when I sat on that stage between Bernie and John McCain and John McCain kept reciting to me names of dictators during that speech because he knew more than any of us what we were facing as a nation." https://t.co/tPu9ZRoVHY pic.twitter.com/s7nHlwVd3S
— The Hill (@thehill) May 27, 2019
Anyway, angry anti-Trump folks are now explaining to Meghan McCain why she’s wrong. Here’s George Conway:
Sen. Klobuchar was perfectly respectful, and the anecdote she told redounded to the late Senator’s credit. His legacy belongs to the nation he devoted his life to serving. https://t.co/85OquMHfZj
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) May 28, 2019
And the Post’s totally conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin:
Stop. She doesnt own her father's biography. people are entitled to their personal reminiscences.
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 28, 2019
Others are telling Meghan why she’s wrong as well:
Not to put too fine a point on it, but Democrats are pretty much the only people currently being respectful to your father's legacy. https://t.co/5ihsoI1kGy
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) May 28, 2019
Yes, please keep his name in the honored place where it belongs–on The View about once every 20 minutes. https://t.co/Zro4DA7C3H
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) May 27, 2019
Hey Meghan McCain:
This sounds nice…but do only heirs of Lincoln get to write about his presidency? Or Obama?
No one, including a daughter, owns the record of a public figure. Censoring prez candidates is stupid. https://t.co/EyDykO0SHF
— Shadow Cabinet (@ShadowingTrump) May 28, 2019
Says the person who uses her deceased father's name like it's a debit card. https://t.co/vnPZdtxPQF
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) May 27, 2019
Nevermind I've found a new tweet to hate the most https://t.co/oWkudRLHKm
— Brett Banditelli (@banditelli) May 28, 2019
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