“...Wow...are we desperate...”
No. Just observant. He was flipping McCain the bird and he’s still a punk.
I don’t like him any more than you do. I just don’t think he was flipping McCain off at all. He used his forefinger first, then thumb, then middle finger. I can completely believe that he was simply wiping the corners of his mouth.
There is more than enough plausible deniability here. I think pushing this is a bad idea is all.