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Bridget McCain is the adopted daughter of John McCain and Cindy McCain. Bridget's adoption story is quite interesting. Cindy was visiting third world countries with Mother Teresa and other medical personnel. They happened to visit an orphanage in Bangladesh to try and help out the needy children. There were two little baby girls - one with a heart problem and the other with a severe cleft palate. Cindy immediately decided to get both of them back to US with her. She was primarily concerned about their medical treatment and their survival. The McCain's decided to adopt Bridget McCain and their close friends adopted the other little angel, Mickey.

Therefore, we see that it was primarily Cindy's idea to adopt Bridget McCain. In fact John was not aware about this decision. It came as a bit of a shock to him. Cindy just returned and asked John to say hello to his new little daughter. But John is happy with the decision and a proud father. He says that Bridget has enriched their lives. "She's a wonderful child, a complete part of our family and we love her", said John. Also, the other children of McCain's accepted Bridget well.

Bridget McCain had become a sort of an issue during the campaign for the Republican Presidential nomination in South Carolina during the year 2000. John was criticized and was accused of having an affair with another woman.