A member of the Republican National Committee in Nevada apologized Monday night after she shared and responded "Amen" to a woman's article calling for Sen. John McCain's (R., Ariz.) death on Twitter.
Diana Orrock, the Republican national committeewoman for Nevada, praised a Medium screed headlined, "Please Just Fucking Die Already." The piece ripped into McCain for his hawkish views on foreign policy.
Author Caitlin Johnstone gleefully called for McCain's demise in the vulgarity-filled post after he tweeted thanks to the Mayo Clinic for its care during and after his recent eye surgery:
A study by the Journal of Patient Safety says that somewhere between 210,000 and 440,000 patients die every year as a result of medical errors. If there was a God, murderous warmongering neocon John McCain would have been one of them.
Thanks to @MayoClinic for its excellent care – I appreciate your support & look forward to getting back to work! https://t.co/eUkFr7jKYB
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 16, 2017
Checkmate, theists.
If you're waiting for the part where I say I'm just kidding and would never wish death on anybody, please allow me to make myself clear: I sincerely, genuinely hope that Arizona Senator John McCain's heart stops beating, and that he is subsequently declared dead by qualified medical professionals very soon. I don't wish him a painful death, I don't wish him a slow death, I don't wish him an unnatural or violent death; I only wish that he becomes incapable of facilitating the merciless slaughter of any more human beings.
Orrock, who launched a failed bid for a state assemblywoman position last year, retweeted Johnstone's article and added, "Amen."
Orrock later deleted her tweet and apologized, saying she wishes no one any harm and that McCain is an "American hero."
My apologies to @SenJohnMcCain, @NVGOP & @GOP. Today's retweet was disrespectful. Sen. McCain is an American hero. I don't wish anyone harm.
— Diana432 (@DianaOrrock) July 18, 2017