Posted on 02/18/2017 9:40:21 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said in an interview published Saturday that he takes Russian meddling in the 2016 election “more seriously than a physical attack.”
He also said that he "didn’t know what to make" of an explosive, and still largely unsubstantiated, dossier which alleged the Russian government had compromising information on President Donald Trump.
In a cover story for New York magazine published online Saturday, McCain projected a hawkish stance on Russia and said Russian interference in the American election had risked undermining “the foundation of democracy.”
“The severity of this issue, the gravity of it, is so consequential because if you succeed in corrupting an election, then you’ve destroyed the foundation of democracy,” McCain told the publication. “So I view it with the utmost seriousness. I view it more seriously than a physical attack. I view it more seriously than Orlando, or San Bernardino."
McCain also said the Trump administration still had questions to answer about the circumstances surrounding former national security adviser Michael Flynn's ouster, which he called a sign of "dysfunction."
“When did Flynn know about anything to do with Russian interference?” he asked. “Why was there a gap of X number of days between the president being told and no action taken? What is the extent of the relationship between Flynn and the Russians?”
And, referring to the now-public (and still largely unsubstantiated) “dossier” on Trump, which alleged among other things that the Russian government could have compromising information on the President, McCain did not dismiss it out-of-hand.
“I didn’t know what to make of it, but everyone knows the Russians do use women and sex when people go to Russia,” he said. “It’s an old KGB honeypot. . ."
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McCain should know about the Russians using women, he had to wear makeup and a dress...
I would bet this clown voted for Hillary.
It won’t break my heart when they throw dirt over this pos. Same for obama and Hillary.
Crazy SOB!!
McCain, Graham, Rubio and all the rest of the Cheap Labor Express Senators need to be replaced ASAP.
Flake, Hatch, Corker and Heller in 2018.
Hey John is that the money from Soros??? Been taking money from him for years....
McCain ... still every bit as stupid as he was as a Naval Academy midshipman. Mix in the beginnings of dimentia and you have Senator McCain.
Jeez, which side is McCain fighting for?
I’m just going to be totally blonde (real color) here and ask: what EXACTLY did the Russians do to tamper with our election? Frankly, I don’t believe they did one darn thing. So I want Johnny boy to show me proof (and then I want him to retire. Term limits, baby!)
I’m just going to be totally blonde (real color) here and ask: what EXACTLY did the Russians do to tamper with our election? Frankly, I don’t believe they did one darn thing. So I want Johnny boy to show me proof (and then I want him to retire. Term limits, baby!)
I wonder if Songbird McCain will ever get his head out of his 0bama.
He is a disgusting POS . . . He’s either mentally deranged from Hanoi and decades in the Senate
Or a traitorous b****** Demwit in GOP drag
Juan’s a nasty piece of work.
Oh I’m sure he voted for Hillary.
I think he has lots to hide. Based on his involvements in Syria alone - he’s either deliberately involved in unethetical decisions Or his judgement is way off. Either way, he’s a liability to the well being out our nation and other nations and should retire asap.
Methinks McCain protesteth too much.
Could he be the source of some leaks?
Lying, dishonest, and disingenuous media still can't get it right.
McCain won’t retire and has a full term to rock the boat. And this is his last term almost certainly so he will act however he wants. So what should trump do? Bring McCain to whitehouse to break bread or continue to butt heads?
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