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Ive done everything i requested. no i dont think i have at all. ron, you attended the funeral for mccain. what is your reaction to that. >> i was struck by the tone of the funeral. it was less a eulogy than a call to arms. i mean, really every speaker with the partial exception of behindry kissinger. either directly like meghan or more indirectly by george w. bush or president obama was somewhere in the middle. made an affirmative case for a different kind of politics. even as former president o...

Next to democrats there, chuck schumer, the senate democratic leader, so i think throughout the partisan labels were dropped for a day, at least, as washington came together to celebrate john mccain. >> david, is there a moment that stands out most to you? >> well, look, that searing, searing eulogy that you played at the top of the hour, excerpts of it, from meghan mccain was just overwhelming. and you know, i think you saw echos of her father in her remarks. she was both tender and tough. she ...

And president trump was not invited. very specifically. i think that meghan mccain, nothing was left on the floor, as we say. she did not hold back either personally or about president trump even though his name was never said. it was, as maeve said, when she was preparing the eulogy, she said to her father, well what do you want me to do with this, and he said, show them how tough you are. and thats what she did. >> even though president trump wasnt there, we should point out, ivanka trump, his...

Jeff, the two former presidents speaking with such deference towards the man they sparred and often disagreed with. it speaks volumes about the john mccain the man. but the current president of the white house wasnt invited to the funeral. nobody said the word trump. but there was definitely an elephant in the room. >> no doubt. that was the unmistakable theme, ana, throughout the entire funeral service. yes, it was designed to pay homage and tribute and salute the service and life of john mccai...

Impressions of what you saw, the reaction, especially surrounding the meghan mccain eulogy. >> well, it was overwhelming. the emotions really ran the gamut. i mean, you felt it certainly watching on tv and it was probably a millionfold being in the room, being inside that cathedral. with regard to meghan mccain, she was so emotional and so powerful. and when she came out with the line that she had about america doesnt have to be made great again because it already is great, there was some shock,...

Think that john mccain got his wish, which is, as he said so many times, dont feel bad for me. i lived a great life. it was a celebration of that great life and all of the complexities that that great life was all about. >> so true. so true. lets talk about meghan. what did you make of her message today? >> it was stunning. i have to say im not sure -- i wasnt sitting near you, and its a very big cathedral, but where i was, it was a little gach when she maid the not so subtle allusion. people we...

Make america great again, its always been great. theres a purposeful line. donald trump wasnt invited to the national cathedral, so its going to be played a lot, that clip, but i hope people dont just look for the pull lines but just rewind or watch her entire eulogy. it was quite beautiful, as were all of them. there were five spoken tributes, and everybody did a marvelous job. >> and how do you think this funeral service, you know, will be remembered for the descriptions of the character, of t...

Speak. it was in the messages that those speakers were intent on giving. and of course the most powerful, the most blatant, was senator mccains daughter meghan who just came right out with it, and frankly, i was again in there and some surprise that she went there. maybe shouldnt have been since beforehand she said his message to her when they talked about her giving the eulogy was to talk about how strong you are. she did, talking about the fact that america doesnt have to be great again becaus...

>> the hearse and the casket will head over to the naval academy for a private ceremony, a private burial, tomorrow in annapolis, maryland. ma maeve you were finishing your thought. >> "danny boy" is a song john mccain could never hear without a tear in his eye, his aides would say. for that to be a moment for cindy mccain really mourning this long and intense marriage that she had. but i do think that meghan mccain, her eulogy today was just remarkable in the sense that passing on that lesson t...

>> all right, max, thank you so much. good to see you. >> you bet. next, as the nation mourns the legacy of war hero john mccain, more on his daughter, meghans emotional eulogy striking a political chord, blasting what she calls the cheap rhetoric. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. this is an rxbar interruption to your favorite tv show. its over now. [door closing] (thomas) nice choices! you see, now verizon lets you mix and matc...