Kelly Sadler, a special assistant in the White House communications office, made the comments at a closed-door meeting attended by about two dozen staffers, The Hill newspaper said. In a memoir due to be released later this month, McCain accuses fellow Republican Trump of failing to uphold American values. A White House spokesman did not dispute the report, the Washington Post said. "We respect Senator McCain's service to our nation and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time," the White House said in a statement, according to the Post. South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close friend of John McCain, told CNN of the White House aide's comment, "Ms. Sadler, may I remind you that John McCain has a lot of friends in the United States Senate on both sides of the aisle.

Source: bd News24 May 11, 2018 02:03 UTC