McCain to Protesters: 'Get Out of Here You Low Life Scum'

McCain to Protesters: ‘Get Out of Here You Low Life Scum’

By JM Rieger

Posted January 29, 2015 at 3:45pm

Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain lashed out Thursday at Code Pink protesters who were calling for former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to be arrested for war crimes.

McCain, a Vietnam War veteran, called the demonstration “outrageous” before directly telling a protester: “Get out of here you low-life scum.”

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