Meghan McCain has found a new, xenophobia-laced way to debase Russia and its people, thoughtfully describing Moscow as the “city of Satan.” Like father, like daughter?
In keeping with family tradition, the daughter of late Senator John McCain and co-host of The View recently took to the airwaves to express her disdain for Russia. Speaking to US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman and his wife Mary Kaye via live satellite feed, McCain used Biblical language to help accentuate her apparent disgust for the country.
“John and Mary Kaye are doing the Lord’s work in the city of Satan. Thank you so much for your service to our country, that’s a rough job,” she said to the envoy and his wife before ending the segment.
Her radical take on Moscow clashed somewhat with Huntsman’s own feelings about the ancient metropolis. Moments earlier, he told McCain and her fellow panelists that “right outside [of the embassy]” there are “a lot of beautiful, wonderful, talented, brilliant Russians who hope for a better relationship with the United States.”
Her hot take didn’t fare much better on social media. Journalist Danielle Ryan corrected the “perpetually clueless and nasty” television personality, noting that Moscow is conspicuously devoid of fire and brimstone.
Perpetually clueless and nasty @MeghanMcCain on the @theview today referred to Moscow as the "city of satan." For the record, Moscow is a great city; culturally diverse, steeped in fascinating history, filled with stunning architecture - and home to millions of normal humans.
— Danielle Ryan