McCain Defends Ahmadinejad Monkey Joke: ‘Lighten Up Folks’ | Talking Points Memo

When Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) took some heat for jokingly referring to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a “monkey” on Twitter Monday, the senior Arizona senator and former Republican presidential nominee told his critics to “lighten up.”


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