that he wanted which, as president, i had to approve. i don't care about this. i didn't get thank you. that's okay. we sent him on the way, but i wasn't a fan of john mccain. >> that's just a small sample of the president's latest attacks on mccain, especially during that speech. jeff mason is with me. white house correspondent for reuters. you were there. what was it like to hear that and what was the reaction of the people in the crowd? >> i think for starters i would say that it didn't go over well in the room. this was a group of people who largely appeared to be trump supporters. worth mentioning this was not a campaign rally. this was an official white house sponsored event meant to talk about the economy. it was meant to emphasize the fact that president trump played a role in saving this tank factory. then he just went off on this long tangent on john mccain. there were quite a few veterans in the room. despite the fact that there were other times during his speech where they would cheer, applaud