Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, called Vice President Kamala Harris Friday after the Democratic presidential nominee shared an anecdote about her alleged interactions with the six-term senator.
Harris was perplexed at a Republican event for Harris in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday afternoon when she claimed that John McCain, who represented the Grand Canyon state in the U.S. Senate until his death in 2018, once praised her.
Harris said the exchange occurred after he and McCain “faced off” at a committee hearing. The Republican contacted him later that day, he said.
“Later that day, I stepped onto the Senate floor — we had a vote — and I walked past John McCain, and he looked at me and said, 'Come here, kid. senator,'” Harris recalled. “True story. True story.”
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Meghan McCain called out Vice President Kamala Harris over an anecdote shared at a campaign rally. (Getty Images)
Speaking to the crowd, Harris praised the late Arizona senator, calling him an “unbelievable American hero.” But Meghan McCain found the story dubious and addressed it publicly on Friday night.
“Now, I know Democrats want to reinvent history and turn my father into whatever distraction his friends need him to be, depending on what political moment you want to denigrate his memory… but please share with me why I really don't I remember him. start talking about Kamala Harris,” McCain wrote.
“And consider this my final warning, I’m going to start spilling the tea.”
On Saturday, McCain called his critics “crazy” in response to the backlash.
“My timeline has actually triggered many Democrats who claim to know more about my father…than his daughter,” he wrote. “Control reality, freak.”
Walz toasted the rally after declaring, “We can't go another four years like this.”
Meghan McCain and Cindy McCain attend the 2023 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Time)
Democrats continue to actively target moderate Republicans in Arizona This is campaign season and swing states are expected to have a significant impact on the November presidential election.
Some state GOP officials released McCain's name to signal their support for Harris because of John McCain's frosty relationship with former President Trump.
Speaking at a rally in August, Harris Rep. Gregory Stanton, D-Ariz.Harris-Walz called on “John McCain Republicans” to support the ticket. Mesa's Republican mayor echoed that sentiment.
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks at the Republicans for Harris event in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday. (Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images)
“In the spirit of the great Senator John McCain, join me in abandoning the party and stopping Donald Trump and protecting the rule of law, protecting our Constitution and protecting the democracy of our great country,” said Mesa Mayor John Giles.
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Fox News Digital's Charles Kreitz contributed to this report.
