Although she didn’t name names, it wasn’t hard to guess who Meghan McCain meant by her “maniac” remark. When Donald Trump was in office, the two often traded barbs over issues such as her father’s legacy.
The former “View” host once called Trump a “neutered puppy” for his friendly relationship with Putin. In recent days, Trump has called Putin a “genius” and “very savvy” for his actions, saying that the Ukraine invasion happened because of the “rigged election.”
Other conservative Republicans have been slow to condemn Putin. Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson has called the invasion merely a “border conflict” and wondered why Americans are being expected to hate Putin (via TheWrap).
McCain was none too pleased by this response from the right. “I am nothing short of disgusted with the abject Putin propaganda coming out of so many people within the GOP and conservative media,” she wrote on Instagram.
“Who the hell are you people, and what has happened to the values our party was designed under? We are the party of freedom and democracy, the party of America first, America leads the world, the party of justice, the party of Ronald Reagan… I won’t forget, history won’t forget where you were in this moment.”
But McCain is just as critical of President Joe Biden, saying that his economic sanctions against Russia aren’t “good enough” and that “there will be blood on your hands just like there was in Afghanistan.”
She concluded with a strong — and profane — declaration: “Stand with Ukraine — yesterday, today, F***ing tomorrow, F***ing always.”
