McCain dismisses Gingrich remarks

Sen. John McCain brushed aside derogatory comments made by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who called the Republican presidential field a “pathetic” bunch of “pygmies.”

“I see the former member of the House of Representatives as a person who has many, many comments to make, and he’s made many, many comments critical of me in the past,” McCain (R-Ariz.) told reporters after attending a fundraiser in Grand Rapids. “We had a fundamental disagreement about the role of money in politics.”