the person who said that should apoll devise. >> apologize that would be easier to do. it wasn't the president making the statement i'm sure if he asked her to apologize she would. i don't know why he hasn't. i really don't. >> that really is at the core of this, shep. kelly sadler or even the white house came forward at the end of last week remarks were made we very sorry we appreciate and honor john mccain's service that would have been it. it would have been over. apparently that was the plan early on and then for some reason the plan changed kelly sadler dug in her heels with a growing chorus of voices on capitol hill now. members of their own party saying she needs to apologize. so what they have done here, shep, is perpetuated the story as opposed to getting it out of the headline, shep? >> shepard: both republican and democratic lawmakers are now pushing back against the president for his promise to help the chinese telecom