Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Sunday that the Republican presidential candidates who use — or don’t correct — those who use derogatory language are hurting the GOP’s chances at the White House.
CNN “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper asked McCain to comment on Trump who didn’t correct a member of his town hall last month who said that President Obama was a Muslim.
Tapper noted that when McCain was running for President against Obama, he corrected a woman who made the same comment.
“I think we are hurting ourselves and our chances to win the general election,” McCain said. “If we disparage each other and impugn character of each other, then after the primary is over then obviously there’s a trust and support deficit among the American people.”
“We can fight like blazes with each other where we disagree, but to impugn each other’s characters and integrity is very harmful to each other, ourselves, and our chances of winning a general election,” he said, adding that he thought leaders should condemn bigotry when they hear it.
