John McCain Blames His Odd Questions At James Comey’s Hearing On Baseball
“I get the sense from Twitter that my line of questioning today went over people’s heads,” the veteran Republican senator said.
Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS / Reuters
Thursday, former FBI director James Comey publicly testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The last senator to question him was John McCain (R-AZ), and his inquiries focused on the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email server use as well as the ongoing investigation of Russia’s tampering with the U.S. presidential election.
Which, of course, is what you might have expected the senator to ask about. But McCain’s line of questioning was a bit scrambled.
“So [Clinton] was clearly involved in this whole situation where, fake news—as you just described it, big deal—took place,” McCain said. “You’re going to have to help me out there.”
“I’m a little confused, Senator?” Comey responded.
Twitter was, too.
BIG TAKEAWAYS FROM COMEY HEARING:
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 8, 2017
1. Trump is guilty.
2. Republicans are determined to act like he's not.
3. McCain has lost his mind.
Whatever you think of the questions from every other Sen on the committee, they all made sense. McCain's remarks were a departure from that.
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) June 8, 2017
Good joke from McCain today about staying up too late but maybe octogenarian senators aren't a great idea for America?
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 8, 2017
McCain then mistakenly addressed the director as “President Comey,” which Twitter’s data account called the hearing’s most-tweeted moment.
The senator released a statement following the hearing, casting blame on a late-night baseball game.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/oJSCTxsmE8
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) June 8, 2017
¯\_(ツ)_/¯, indeed.
Obviously not a great morning for McCain but some perspective: it was still better than the time he chose Sarah Palin for VP of the US.
— Andy Daly (@TVsAndyDaly) June 8, 2017
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