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Not listen to this type of eliminationist rhetoric. >> one thing we have to look at this week which a lot of people are telling me is great, there is some beauty in the passing of john mccain not because he is not with us but because it has made us concentrate on what we think leadership and conciliation and good governance is actually all about. this is a man -- you were on the stephanie miller show earlier talking about how mccain was trying to help a fellow prisoner of war while in captivity....

Other for so many years. and mccain, himself, who was imprisoned here for some five and a half years he says he suffered torture, solitary confinement, was forced to sign a confession during that long captivity, that ordeal, he became such a prominent voice for peace between the two countries, that is part of why people here love and respect him. john and alisyn. >> it is remarkable. what a few short decades can do to turn around history. thank you very much for the live shot. thats really ill l...

The united states of america the flag of the united states shall be flown at half-staff at the white house and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations and all naval vessels of the federal government in the district of columbia and throughout the united states and its territories and possessions until sunset on the day of internment. until sunset on the day of internment. senator mccain will be buried this coming sunday. yet this morning and for most of the...

Frankly, give them a spanking in november and probably in 2020 as well. >> john, lets talk about how the world is going to remember these two men in their interactions. john mccain was imperfect. he says it himself. there are lots of things hes criticized for, but there are a lot of things for which he is admired. in the end he will be remembered the way he wanted to be remembered, a man who served his country hopefully honorably. how will history remember him and his relationship with donald tr...

Criticized for, but there are a lot of things for which he is admired. in the end he will be remembered the way he wanted to be remembered, a man who served his country hopefully honorably. how will history remember him and his relationship with donald trump, do you think? >> well, john mccain is a great american. originally hes a great american story. fascinating not least because he feels as though hes a world war ii figure, though he was younger than that. his heroism was tested in the crucib...

Him. >> april, if i could give you the final word. youve heard senator jim inhofe said mccain was partly to blame because he criticized the president. i heard that from a trump surrogate earlier on the air today. any truth to that? >> well, you know, we heard loudly when president trump -- when candidate trump was talking about what it took to be a military person and a hero, and that doesnt sit well with a lot of veterans. it doesnt sit well with the person who was bloodied, bruised and broken ...

The head while i was in prison. >> is there a whispering campaign against john make cane, absolutely not say the senators accused of spreading rumors that he returned from captivity in vietnam too unstable to be trusted with the presidency. but mccains friend, democrat john kerry said hes heard the whispers. >> tacky, tawdry, petty. >> it was very important for us to stand up for the truth, for the reality of what was being done here. >> i picked up the phone and called him, i said, john, where ...

Johns story was never simple. at annapolis, as he came to explain with relish, his major distinctives were mostly the weakness of his grave and the length of his disciplinary record. the first miracle in johns career was the fact he somehow made it through school. but he prevailed and bigger tests soon came. he stared death in the face aboard the uss and again when he was shot down and dragged and battered and broken into the hands of our nations enemies. five and a half hellish years in captivi...

Was released from his captivity was john mccain and they were in this square and he saw this guy just sort of hugging and talking and slapping peoples back. they had just been released he thought to himself that guy is going to be a politician. and boy, walls he right. steve: i remember when they came off the plane a lot of them back in the 1970s. in fact, in the 1970s, you guys are too young for this. rachel: thats when i was born. >> they used to hand out these silver wrist bracelets and you w...

Back of the room. but the press liked him better as a maverick taking on the gop establishment. this navy pilot as everyone knows was tortured during his 5 1/2 year captivity in vietnam. he became a voice against american forces employing torture. joining me is bill bennett, host of the bill bennett podcast and top official under george w. bush. we know where the "new york times" is. symbol of courage. "washington post," always a fighter. but as everybody is talking about the late senators achie...