It was revealed on Wednesday that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, but some have taken issue with the coverage of the tragic news.
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Former MSNBC anchor Greta Van Susteren called out CNN on Twitter for treating his cancer with insensitivity:
CNN is so tasteless…why does CNN need to brag its report about Senator McCain's cancer is "exclusive" -really, need to do that now?
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) July 20, 2017
“CNN is so tasteless…why does CNN need to brag its report about Senator McCain’s cancer is ‘exclusive’ -really, need to do that now?” she criticized,
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Regardless of the coverage, the senator made it abundantly clear that he’s not letting anything stop him from getting back to work.
“I greatly appreciate the outpouring of support – unfortunately for my sparring partners in Congress, I’ll be back soon, so stand-by!” he told Twitter on Thursday:
I greatly appreciate the outpouring of support – unfortunately for my sparring partners in Congress, I'll be back soon, so stand-by!
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 20, 2017