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Hillary clinton, espn. the "new york times," the "wall street journal." they could have made this story go away. why won't they admit the tone it set from the top. remember what sarah sanders said friday. >> what does the white house believe about senator mccain and is there a tone set from the top where it has allowed for an aide to say he is dying anyway. >> certainly there is not a tone set here. we have a respect for all americans. >> why not just apologize. >> i am not going to get into a back and forth. because people want to create issues of leaked staff meetings. >> the president set t...

No one on the payroll. they provided a statement reading we respect senator mccain's service to our nation and he and his family are in our prayers during this difficult time but at today's white house press briefing, sarah sanders dodged all manner of questions related to this matter. >> does she still have a job? >> i won't comment on an special staff meeting. >> does the white house not think you need to condemn these remarks? >> again, i'm not going to validate a leak one way or the other out of an internal staff meeting. >> are you saying she didn't say this? >> again, i won't validate a ...

Was asked if the tone of the white house comes from the very top. >> certainly there is not a tone set here. we have respect for all americans, and that is what we try to put forward in everything we do both in word and in action. >> why do you think, elise, they're standing so strong on this? it's like a journalist saying we're sticking with our story. they're not doing anything to -- a little bit of wrist slapping is in order, some sort of apology, something that shows at least as an institution the white house doesn't think the way this one staffer spoke. >> chris, i think that the way the ...

That vicious so-called joke at the expense of a true american hero, john mccain. he was shot down and spent 5 1/2 years being tortured in a north vietnamese prison camp. who served in congress since 1982. who ran for president in 2008. and who is battling brain cancer right now. it's hard to imagine that anyone, much less a white house aide, would joke that john mccain is -- these are her words -- dieing anyway. that's exactly what kelly sadler said. anybody with just an ounce of decency would apologize. this white house? >> if you won't comment on the specific comment, what does the white hou...

Apologize. the president always has talked trash about president mccain. the president's behavior past and present seems to render this white house incapable of apology of any kind. multiple reporters tried to address this multiple times. >> what does the white house believe about senator mccain and is there a tone set from the top here where it is allowed for an aide to say he is dying anyway? >> certainly, there is not a tone set here, wie have respect for all americans. >> why not apologize to snr mccain. >> i am not going to get into back and forth. >> does the president set the tone? does...