'That's some petty journalism': CNN's Jake Tapper sought out member of John McCain's family to weigh in on Martha McSally's 'liberal hack' comments

Sarah D | 5:13 PM on January 16, 2020

As Twitchy told you, CNN brass didn’t take kindly to GOP Sen. Martha McSally calling reporter Manu Raju a “liberal hack.”

But they shouldn’t hold their breath for an apology from McSally, who’s reportedly fundraising off of her remarks.

A) you are.
B) here’s the video. https://t.co/zVgk9pBhdf pic.twitter.com/cfFdotLjFK

— Martha McSally (@SenMcSallyAZ) January 16, 2020

For the record, CNN anchor Jake Tapper would also like to register his displeasure with McSally for insulting his colleague Raju:

The question was perfectly reasonable and topical, politely asked, and Manu is respected on the Hill by Democrats and Republicans. https://t.co/efAawOfneO

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 16, 2020

It’s true that Raju is generally regarded as one of the better reporters at CNN, even by Republicans and conservatives. That said, though, Jake Tapper didn’t need to go here to defend Raju’s honor:

Given that McSally was appointed to serve our the remainder of Sen John McCain’s term, I asked a member of the family for thoughts on McSally’s comments today.

The response was “There’s no love lost between our family and her.” https://t.co/PvbWFdATCM

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 16, 2020

2/ Among other slights, McSally didn’t mention McCain during the signing of the defense bill named after McCain while he was on his death bed.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 16, 2020

C’mon, man.