• The McCain Chelsea Clinton Joke refers to a remark John McCain made about Chelsea Clinton in 1998 (when Clinton was 18 years old). McCain said, "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because Janet Reno is her father."

    1. Remark made at a Republican dinner in June, 1998
    2. Chelsea Clinton was then 18 years old
    3. Janet Reno served as U.S. Attorney General under Bill Clinton
    4. If McCain really made this joke, how about specifics such as an actual date when or place where it happened? Why is David Corn the only source older than 2008 I can find? If we are to accept this is truth, provide more than the vague word of a Mother Jones reporter.
    5. Link to NY Times article about McCain apology for remark added. It should be noted he only apologised to Clinton and family, not Janet Reno.

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