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Morning. the "washington post" is reporting that president trump rejected a statement that specifically praised the late senator for his service in vietnam and his service in the united states senate. instead the president sent out a very short tweet. really sending sympathies to the family, the mccain family but nothing about the senator himself. joining me now is mark short, former white house legislative affairs director. you worked as a senate staffer for some time. you are a career republican. i want to get a sense of your personal feelings about the passing of john mccain. >> john, i thi...

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The president into it. it's respectful for the president to give space and distance and allow the family its opportunity to celebrate john mccain saes life. >> he did send his sympathy to the families but you're saying it's more respectful to the legacy of john mccain -- >> john. >> not to thank him for his service? >> it's most respectful if the media keeps the focus of this on john mccain. >> and we are. >> rather than making it on president trump. >> look, the president is not celebrating john mccain's life. he distinctly rejected a statement which celebrated john mccain saes life. and i un...

And the white house made a statement calling john mccain a hero, but mr. trump did not want to release it. he posted a short tweet, but did not mention any service or sacrifice or his time in vietnam. josh is joining us now, did president trump not want to release an official white house statement on john mccain's service? >> the president's senior aides crafted a statement that called him a hero and went into the details of his life as a prisoner of war and his time in the senate, and there was a lot of accomplishments listed. and then on saturday afternoon and saturday evening, when john mcc...

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