On Sunday, an Arizona Republic columnist was all a twitter over a tweet from Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain. The article about the tweeted picture of Meghan and her father to commemorate Father’s Day left the public with the impression that they had seen the senator for the first time in months.
Buried at the bottom of the political puff piece was the revelation that the photo was undated.
In fact, the picture of Meghan and her ailing father was first tweeted by the senator in August 2017.
Happy Fathers Day @SenJohnMcCain – you’re the greatest father in the world. I love you more than I can ever say. Thank you for always giving me something to believe in. ??♥ pic.twitter.com/ZszMMT6ggr
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) June 17, 2018
Watching the #SolarEclipse17 with @meghanmccain on a hike in #Arizona! pic.twitter.com/pKG7pl8Qqk
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) August 21, 2017
The general public has not seen or heard from the senator since March 2018. The elderly senator is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer. The fact that the public only hears from the senator on Twitter has left many of his constituents wondering is he is well enough to remain in office and serve the public.
It was not obvious why a Father’s Day tweet by Meghan was newsworthy to Republic reporter Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, who wrote:
Like thousands of daughters around the United States, Meghan McCain celebrated her father, Sen. John McCain, on Sunday with a Father’s Day message on social media.
As McCain, a six-term Arizona Republican, battles brain cancer, his daughter, a television commentator, has emerged as one of her ailing father’s vociferous defenders against political critics.
Meghan McCain also has given the public an up-close view of the bond she has with her father through social media posts and photos, on her talk show, and in media interviews.
Their everyday moments together — sitting on a cabin deck, or side by side on an outdoor bench — often are the most poignant.
“Happy Fathers Day,” she wrote on Twitter. “(Y)ou’re the greatest father in the world. I love you more than I can ever say. Thank you for always giving me something to believe in.”
Her tweet included an undated photo of her and her father that appears to have been taken in Arizona.
Writer Dan Nowicki, who appeared to serve as the propagandist for the McCain brand at the Republic for years, was recently promoted to editor. In April, WingettSanchez announced in a tweet that she was “ joining the national political team as a U.S. Senator/Arizona political enterprise reporter, working for @dannowicki.”
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