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Replace john mccain. will it be someone you think in mccains mold, should that happen, out of respect for him, or is it more likely to be someone who is more aligned with donald trump? >> i dont know. i hope personally its someone more aligned with general world view of john mccain. he really cared about the defense of america but also what america stood for. for liberty and liberty around the world. all the tributes are coming in from foreign leaders and thats nice but for me whats more moving ...

An end last night at 81 years old after he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. he is an american icon, perhaps like no other. he is being remembered today for putting principles above self-interest as he did enduring unthinkable torture during the vietnam war, refusing to accept early discharge. put cause above politics quite often as he did for decades in the nations capitol, thats why every living u.s. president is paying tribute to him today. president trump offering his deepest sympathies ...

I have known and admired men and women in the senate who played much more than a small role in our history, true statesmen. giants of american politics. they come from both parties. and from various backgrounds, their ambitions are freequently had in conflict, they had serious disagreements about how best to serve the national interests. they knew that however sharp and how to settle their disputes. however k emp-- >> canadian prime minister is offering his thoughts on mccain. senator john mccai...

Self-interest as he did unduring unthinkable torture refusing to accept early discharge. putting cause above politics and thats why every living u.s. president is paying tribute today. president trump seemingly setting aside differences offering deepest sympathies, hearts and prayers are with you, former president obama who defeated mccain in 2008 said in a statement, john mccain and i were members of kifrnt generations and completely different backgrounds and competed at the highest level of po...

In 2008 he did receive his partys nomination and were hearing from the man he ran against in that case, now former president barack obama who released a statement along with michelle obama. "john mccain and i were members of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds and competed at highest level of politics but we shared, for all our differences, a fedealt to something higher, the ideals for which generations of americans and immigrants alike have marched, sat and sacrifi...

Were important to him. john: he was, of course, a two-time presidential candidate and lost their public and emanation to the man who went on to become president, george w. bush and ran again in 2008 and competed in for a time was leading in the race against barack obama, senator at the time. from illinois. barack obama has just released the statement and let me read it for you now. john mccain and i were members of different generations, came from completely differ backgrounds and competed at th...

John: he was, of course, a two-time presidential candidate and lost their public and emanation to the man who went on to become president, george w. bush and ran again in 2008 and competed in for a time was leading in the race against barack obama, senator at the time. from illinois. barack obama has just released the statement and let me read it for you now. john mccain and i were members of different generations, came from completely differ backgrounds and competed at the highest level of poli...

>> andrew card, former chief of staff for george w. bush. thank you for sharing your stories of john mccain, as we remember him and this loss of a very prominent american. a grand american, as andrea mitchell said earlier this evening. we have statements also from other presidents that have been coming in that weve just received here, at msnbc. this one from barack obama. he says, john mccain and i were members of different generations. we came from different backgrounds and competed at the high...

Distinction and this statement from former president barack obama, john mccain and i were membered of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds and complete -- competed at the highest level of politics but we shared for all of our differences for fidelity to something higher, the ideals for which generations of americans have fought and marched and sacrifice. we saw our political battles as a privilege and something noble to serve as the high ideals at home and to advance...

Distinction and this statement from former president barack obama, john mccain and i were membered of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds and complete -- competed at the highest level of politics but we shared for all of our differences for fidelity to something higher, the ideals for which generations of americans have fought and marched and sacrifice. we saw our political battles as a privilege and something noble to serve as the high ideals at home and to advance...