A former Trump campaign spokesperson demanded that recently-deceased Sen. John McCain answer questions about a controversial dossier — and immediately drew ridicule.

Trump surrogate Katrina Pierson tweeted Thursday evening that McCain “still refuses to answer questions about his role” in the dossier alleging a number of damning ties between Donald Trump and Russia written by former MI6 spy Christopher Steele.

Since everyone is just now realizing his staffers role in the #RussiaHoax We have been asking questions! John McCain Still Refuses to Answer Questions About His Role in the Dossier https://t.co/acsVdH1GTq

— Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) December 21, 2018

The link in the tweet was from 2017 — before the senator and former presidential candidate passed away — but was nonetheless sent out on December 20, 2018.

“Who wants to tell her?” writer Dustin Giebel tweeted before joking that Pierson is “screaming at McCain’s gravestone, ‘”ANSWER ME G*DDAMNIT.'”

Katrina Pierson screaming at McCain’s gravestone “ANSWER ME GODDAMNIT”

— Dusty Giebel (@DustinGiebel) December 21, 2018

ABC News podcaster Matt Bevin, meanwhile, mused that the former Trump campaign aide is “in her office screaming questions at a Ouija board.”

https://twitter.com/MatthewBevan/status/1075916556603805697

Another user noted, in vulgar fashion, that Pierson may have messed up her Hootsuite tweet-scheduling settings — or at least hoped she had.

… when you fuck up your @hootsuite settings.

I hope. https://t.co/rG9YsaGvnX

— John Thornton (@JohnT15) December 21, 2018

Check out the best responses below:

https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/1075913686575972352

He was also weirdly absent from both HW Bush and John McCain’s funerals so he has to be up to something

— Jeff Everson (@EVR551) December 21, 2018

*Umm, we told you Katrina Pierson was an imbecile, a long time ago.

— Fresh Brew (@TheFreshBrew) December 21, 2018

Lazy libtard republican won't rise from the grave and give @KatrinaPierson the answers she doesn't deserve. pic.twitter.com/fKaR9kum48

— Chet Faliszek (@chetfaliszek) December 21, 2018

He's in hell, girl. Wait a few years and you can ask him yourself. https://t.co/OwAJAbivM4

— listen, man… (@PhilMQuinn) December 21, 2018

It's rarely a good idea to pass around an article from last year as if it's new, but an article about John McCain "refusing to answer questions" might be about the worst possible choice. https://t.co/TyWkLwSiCP

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) December 21, 2018

Top advisor to Trump’s 2020 just criticized John McCain for refusing to answer questions about his role in the dossier.

He’s dead. https://t.co/luMyvCob5Z

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) December 21, 2018

I found her! The literal dumbest person on the planet! https://t.co/51UHq7tgMh

— Jeremy (@PBAndAwesome) December 21, 2018

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