WASHINGTON - A White House aide said the opposition of Senator John McCain, 81 and battling brain cancer, to the nominee for CIA director does not matter because "he's dying anyway," US media reported. CNN quoted a White House official as saying Sadler, speaking Thursday at a staff meeting, meant the comment as a joke but that it flopped. The White House did not deny Sadler's reported remarks. It said in a statement: "We respect Senator McCain's service to our nation and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time." It said: "May I remind you my husband has a family, 7 children and 5 grandchildren."

Source: Bangkok Post May 11, 2018 08:48 UTC