“Political correctness is like a cancer!” tweeted Ward, a former physician and state senator who is running to replace Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), two days after McCain died from an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward on Monday likened political correctness to “cancer” after she was widely criticized for suggesting that the late Sen. John McCain ’s cancer battle was timed to hurt her political campaign. Ward, who unsuccessfully challenged McCain in 2016, came under fire over the weekend after a Facebook post by her campaign suggested that McCain’s decision to end medical treatment was timed to “take media attention off her campaign.” The post, which The Washington Post reported was written by one of Ward’s staffers, has since been deleted. “I think they wanted to have a particular narrative that they hope is negative to me,” Ward commented.

Source: Huffington Post August 27, 2018 18:12 UTC