Meghan McCain ripped into Kathy Griffin yesterday after the comedian announced she was undergoing treatment for cancer. McCain said she’ll never forgive Griffin for the homophobic jokes she made about her BFF, Clay Aiken, roughly 20 years ago. Now, Aiken himself has spoken. And he’s making McCain look even worse than she already did for attacking a cancer patient.
Quick recap: While talking about the funny lady on yesterday’s episode of The View, McCain, whose father died of cancer, showed zero sympathy for Griffin and instead chose to focus on how she bullied Aiken, who she claims is “one of my closet friends in the entire world,” back in the early 2000s.
“She made very, very, very cruel and homophobic jokes about him before he was out of the closet,” McCain said, adding that he’s “lucky” he didn’t become an “opioid addict” given the degree of bullying he suffered at the hands of people like Griffin.
“You can just go on YouTube and see a lot of the jokes she made about him,” she continued. “I don’t like her. I’m never going to like her for all the jokes she said about Clay.”
Meghan McCain demands an apology from @kathygriffin for the homophobic jokes she made about Clay Aiken #TheView
"I don't like her. I'm never going to like her," she added. pic.twitter.com/HMCuoRkHlF
— The Chat (@LiveOnTheChat) August 2, 2021
A few hours later, Aiken entered the chat. And, um, well, if he was trying to make Meghan look like a total asshole, he most definitely succeeded. In fact, she could take a few pointers from her alleged GBF on how to graciously respond when a person announces they have cancer.
The 42-year-old singer tweeted a picture of himself with Griffin along with the caption, “Love and prayers for a speedy recovery to my dear friend @kathygriffin! Selfless and gracious, she even hosted a fundraiser for my congressional campaign years ago. Get well soon Kathy. I miss your jokes!”
Love and prayers for a speedy recovery to my dear friend @kathygriffin!
Selfless and gracious, she even hosted a fundraiser for my congressional campaign years ago.
Get well soon Kathy. I miss your jokes! ?? pic.twitter.com/dR7NY4FzJD— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) August 2, 2021
Here’s how Twitter is reacting to Aiken’s tweet…
Wait, What I am confused now….. Meghan from the View wanted her to apologize to you… is there a beef between y’all or not???
— 🦋Teresa🦋 (@sassy81girl) August 2, 2021
I would really have a serious conversation if my close friend used me as an excuse to attack a cancer victim. Not sure why @MeghanMcCain invoked your name as the reason she hates another women, when she hates so many for no reason at all. Thank you for being a standup guy, Clay!
— G-Barb ☮ (@wilycyotee) August 2, 2021
Maybe @MeghanMcCain should issue an apology for being happy someone has cancer
— amy (@DoigAmy) August 2, 2021
@MeghanMcCain this is how a decent person acts. Take note.
— Stef LaRue (@StefLaRue) August 2, 2021
Sooooooooo why is @MeghanMcCain mad and you’re not?! Maybe she should have a bit of empathy for Kathy especially having gone through this with her father?!
— GMcIntyre (@TheGuy715) August 2, 2021
Thank you Clay for your selfless act of sympathy and empathy, for taking the high road, for supplementing bitter with sweet. I already loved you, but now I love you more. Sending you love and peace vibes as I am to Kathy. May we all heal as needed.
— Angela Acosta Queen Latina (@LadyQueenLatina) August 3, 2021
Thank you. When Meghan Domenech used you for a political hit job on Kathy I screamed at the TV: Clay & Kathy are friends!
— Fran Durning (@DurningFran) August 2, 2021
It’s just Megan McCain gaslighting and thankfully Clay Aiken calling her out, in a class act way
— GყρʂҽαG 🌊🌕🎨📚📿✊🏾💫🌍🕊️ (@Gypseagina) August 3, 2021
Hear, hear! Thank you for this classy tweet, Clay. Best wishes, Kathy! And Clay… If Meghan really is your bestie, please give her a call and educate her.
— Steven Carl McCasland (@SCMwritesplays) August 2, 2021
I am also confused by this after @MeghanMcCain made such horrible comments. I believe she owes Kathy an apology.
— Traci Weinstein (@peaceyomommy) August 2, 2021
McCain’s last day on The View will be on Friday.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Hdtex
Miss Piggy just can’t help herself.
Joseph1971
I could not have said it better myself.
bsg1967
How dare you, Miss Piggy was my first gay boy diva in the 70’s, McCain could only hope feed from her trough.
TomG
Well, just another reason why McCain has been fired, she has gone totally over the edge.
SFMike
Meghan McCain, I don’t like her and I’m never going to like her. I like my drag queens to actually be funny and human and not just desperately funny looking and bitter.
G-Man
Excatly, she has a lot of nerve considering her father died of cancer.
humble charlie
Clay is a class act.
flapjs
Megan is not worth the time to write about.
Phillip
. . .only to say, I cannot wait until she’s history on “The View.”
jcool
in honor of her last week i’m going to say one nice thing about meghan. at the beginning of lock down some friends and i played a drinking game while watching the view. every time meghan said the word “conservative” we took a shot. DRUNK BY NOON! i’m going to miss those afternoon naps
Cam
One of her “VERY” best friends.
In other words, they met once or twice while he was running for Congress and she has used his name ever since whenever she’s accused of being an anti-LGBTQ bigot.
Mack
Probably.
tameron1
All of this is right wing politics by the queen of political grift and phoniness. She plays off of certain people and names to elevate herself, but in truth she makes a fool of herself every time she opens her dumb ass mouth. She is hoping to remain relevant and to keep a job, as she trades off of her father and wallows in her last name. The woman is completely deaf to any truth or facts. She is a boring talking head and one trick pony with nothing of substance to say on any subject. I almost stopped watching The View because of her.
By the way, I would bet a lot of money on the belief that she was fired or asked to leave of her own accord and did not actually quit. Who would hire her other than Fox News?
jcool
newsmax
Fahd
She better be history by Friday. Come on, stop playing with us ABC.
BoomerMyles
Kathy hosted a fundraiser for Clay.
Yet “close friend” Me-again never hosted a fundraiser for Clay or any other LGBT candidates.
Being on opposite political parties she likely never even donated to his campaign.
Total hypocrite!
woodroad34
Why do republican women always look like drag queens without the class: Sarah Palin, Ann Coulter, Meghan McPain, Jeanine Pirro, etc, etc, etc
BoomerMyles
Ann Colter looks like an ugly straight man in a wig, not a drag queen.
DBMC
Good for Clay. I feel like Meghan has been using him as a gay prop for years now. I’m glad he’s speaking for himself.
richybruce
McCain is nothing but an ignorant hateful slob.
Essie
Clay is such a class act. He said everything needed in one amazing post. And he did it without being nasty or crass. I wonder if Meg the Pig will comment on his post. No she won’t. She would have to all of a sudden become classy to do that.
glennmcbride
When he said, “I miss her jokes,” he completely obliterated McCain’s comment about Griffin’s “homophobic” jokes.
Kevan1
The girl is just BITTER! Sadly it shows in every facet of her being.
mcflyer54
Meghan had no problem supporting Trump after he said some pretty nasty stuff about her father. And you can bet Trump never apologized, to Meghan or her father, for any of his comments.
Jack
Even when it’s about fu**ing cancer….it’a bout her. Everybody is her best friend and she knows everybody. Horsesh*t. She’s truly psychotic.
jcool
this is how you become her best friend – meet her once and lie and tell her she looks good
Lancealot
“McCain’s last day on The View will be on Friday”.
OMG! You mean I have to wait 259,200,000 more milliseconds before she leaves. This is torture.
joelk57
MS.Piggy needs to learn to think before she inserts her hoof in her mouth. Always has been stupid and always will be. That’s Meghan McCain she is what she is.
Terrycloth
John Mcain must be rolling over in his grave . I’m glad he’s not around to see what a Bit**h she has become
Mr. Stadnick
Take some time and tell Meghan how shameful she behaved and how her “sainted” father would be shamed of her see if she shuts up. Her father who she brings up at any given moment would be ashamed and she needs to be reminded of the shame!
chuckbennies
Had an encounter with Miss Gaykin…a few years ago..his driver blocked the entrance to Barnes and Noble in Fort Lauderdale, she prance out a few moments later with a baby stroller, so arrogant , I said : “aren’t we special!”?
jcool
was there a baby in the stroller?
chuckbennies
Megan is bipolar.. when she’s off her meds..watch out !!!