Self-described rabble rouser Meghan McCain remains a staunch Republican with dyed-in-the-wool conservative viewpoints and purebred GOP heritage.
Her father, of course, is the late John McCain, the war hero, GOP nominee for President in 2008, and long-serving Senator from Arizona.
These days the former co-host of The View writes a column for Rupert Murdoch‘s Daily Mail, where she can be relied upon to side with the right, with one major exception — the MAGA right.
To wit, McCain, whose father was badly disrespected by MAGA leader Donald Trump, had one of the most memorable reactions when Trump was first indicted. She wrote simply:”I like people who aren’t indicted!” — a reference to Trump’s knock on John McCain, back when Trump said of McCain: “I like people who aren’t captured.”
Not just Trump, but all his MAGA adherents rub McCain the wrong way, which makes it no surprise to see her sharing Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richter‘s news that he is suing MAGA darling Kari Lake for defamation.
I'm suing Kari Lake.
— Stephen Richer—Maricopa Cnty Recorder (prsnl acct) (@stephen_richer) June 22, 2023
I'd hoped the defamation would stop after the election. I waited.
I'd hoped it would stop after the first election trial. I waited.
I'd hoped it would stop after the appeal. I waited.
I'd hoped it would stop after the second trial. I waited.
I'd…
McCain added nothing to the post, evidently satisfied to let Richter’s words speak for themselves.
In the post Richter explains the reasons he is suing Lake, and the reasons he’d hoped he wouldn’t have to — he says he “hoped it would stop.” But “it hasn’t.”
Here is Richter’s reasoning, and reasons:
- I’m suing Kari Lake.
- I’d hoped the defamation would stop after the election. I waited.
- I’d hoped it would stop after the first election trial. I waited.
- I’d hoped it would stop after the appeal. I waited.
- I’d hoped it would stop after the second trial. I waited.
- I’d hoped it would stop after she got a new job. I waited.
- But then I realized I AM the job. Defaming me is her path to campaign donations, speaking opportunities, and national trips.
- I live a very lucky, wonderful life.
- But these defamatory statements have altered my life. For the worse. Materially.
- And just because I live a great life doesn’t mean I have to sit back while somebody says false things about me and says I did truly horrible things — things that multiple courts found to be false.
- I wish it would have stopped on its own. But it didn’t.
- So today I’m suing Kari Lake to hopefully put an end to the false statements.
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