Trump Aide Kelly Sadler Joked About McCain Dying--and Was Offered a New Job
In Trumpland, there really is no penalty for dumping on McCain.
LACHLAN MARKAY
ASAWIN SUEBSAENG
08.28.18 7:27 PM ET
Amid yet another round of criticism of the Trump White House over its treatment of the late Senator John McCain, the whereabouts of one notable character in the long-running feud between McCain and President Donald Trump remains a mystery.
Kelly Sadler was forced out of her gig as a communications official after she infamously said that Team Trump didn’t have to worry about McCain opposing Trump’s CIA nominee Gina Haspel because, as she reportedly put it, “he’s dying anyway.” Since then, few former colleagues have heard from her and none seem to know what she’s doing professionally. One current West Wing official jokingly compared her situation to someone who gets kidnapped and disappeared by the mob and is “never heard from ever again.”
Among current and former senior staffers at a White House known to extend the offer of soft landings for even disgraced former employees, Sadler’s total silence since her departure has stuck out. But her disappearance has not been because she’s now persona non grata in the administration. In fact, Sadler was offered help at securing another Trump administration gig after her White House departure; she just had no interest in taking it.
“They gave her that option but she told them to fuck off,” a former colleague recalled.
When The Daily Beast called Sadler for comment on Tuesday, and the reporter identified himself and his employer, she replied, “I don’t think so, thank you, goodbye,” and abruptly hung up.
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