Hatch apologizes to McCain for funeral comments

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 05/08/18 02:20 PM EDT

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has sent Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) a letter apologizing for saying it was "ridiculous" to not want President Trump at his funeral.

"I've spoken out of turn. ... I shouldn't have said what I said," Hatch told reporters on Tuesday.

Asked if he had sent a letter to McCain apologizing for his remarks, Hatch confirmed that he had.

Hatch sparked a backlash on Monday when he told reporters that it was "ridiculous" McCain wanted Vice President Pence at his funeral instead of Trump.


Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/386737-hatch-apologizes-to-mccain-for-funeral-comments

[pangaia]

1. Hatch has always been a slimy fuck, just like so many others... most of them..

by a very wide margin.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Hatch has turned into a devout Trump ass-kisser.

He used to be one of McCain's good friends in the Senate, or I thought so; and at least he should have had the decency to shut up about who McCain wanted to attend his funeral, FFS! But I guess kissing up to Trump was more important than his friendship. I remember when Hatch spoke quite movingly at Ted Kennedy's funeral - but that was before Trump ate his brain.

[elleng]

3. Hatch has LOST it!

Been happening for a while.

[old guy]

4. McCain should send the letter back unopened,

then tell Hatch not to show up either.

[DFW]

5. I hope mcCain writes Hatch back

"Orrin, you're a bigger ass than I ever imagined, so please take your letter of apology and stick it in there, because I know exactly how little sincerity there was on your part when you composed it purely to calm public outrage. You may yet succeed at that, but you will never still mine: I don't have enough time left for you to manage that."

And then make the letter public.

[Va Lefty]

6. Post had me at "Hatch" and "Funeral".

[bucolic_frolic]

7. How gauche to try to influence another's funeral arrangements

Save your preferences for your own

[More_Cowbell]

8. I bet that Hatch also added: "Of course, I'll be posthumously baptizing you into the Mormon church"

As they do.

[LiberalFighter]

12. I hope McCain's estate sues the hell out of Hatch if he does that.

[CentralMass]

9. Hatch has always impressed me as being a partisan prick who takes joy in buggering the poor.

You would think that as he aged that he might have developed s little compassion , buf no that did not happen.

[keithbvadu2]

10. Mission accomplished: he got his message out to their base....

Mission accomplished: he got his message out to their base....

Cokie's Law - about politics and media coverage...

Cokie's Law states that it does not matter if it is true or not. It's out there.

Cokie Roberts journalist, author, reporter

[3catwoman3]

11. " I shouldn't have said what I said."

No shit, Orrin. YOu are as big an ass as Trump.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

13. Hatch, you withered old prune-dick, shut up

John McCain has endured enough of trump's insults in life, why should he have to endure them at the graveside as well ? It became so disturbing that Cindy McCain reached out to the WH and asked that they please stop attacking McCain during this difficult time. I mean, come on, chemo AND trump ?

But trump just can't shut his fucking mouth. Just this past weekend, he was at some pep rally and had to slip in some nasty, criticizing shit about McCain not voting on something the bum-nugget wanted him to vote for.

For chrissakes, the man is dying as I type this and you just can't stop slamming him, can you, you odious serial wanker ?

Besides, if trump did show up, you know damn well, it would suddenly be all about him.