Sen. McCain compares Middle East president to primate

WASHINGTON—An Arizona senator says some people just can’t take a joke.

Monday, Sen. John McCain compared Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a monkey on Twitter.

The Iranian leader declared that he would be willing to be the first Iranian sent into space.

So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space – wasn't he just there last week? "Iran launches monkey into space" news.yahoo.com/iran-launches-…—
John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) February 04, 2013

McCain tweeted “So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space-wasn’t he just there last week?”

The post includes a link to an article from last week on Iran’s attempt to launch a monkey into space.

After catching a bit of backlash, McCain tweeted “Lighten up folks, can’t everyone take a joke?”