Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180829:16:39:00
John is my dearest friend in the world and i'm going to try to help president trump. and i will because i think country first means that. and if he'll listen, i'll talk to him. i've enjoyed my time with him. when he says something bad about john, he called yesterday after my speech and couldn't have been nicer. he said that was very sad. i just want to let you know that you did right by your friend. i said, thank you, mr. president. >> the president called me? >> yes, right out of the blue. and to those who want me to say the only way you can honor john mccain is to fight donald trump and try ...