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It reads, 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 huckabee sanders dodged all manner of questions related to this matter. >> does she still have a job? >> i'm not going to comment on an internal staff meeting. >> does the white house not think that you need to condemn these remarks or -- >> again, i'm not going to validate a leak one way or the other out of an internal staff meeting. >> are you saying that she didn't say this? >> again, i'm not going to validate a le...

Inside the west wing. >> is there a tone set from the top here where it is allow ed fr an aide to say he's dying any way. >> certainly there is not a tone set here. we have a respect for all americans. >> but sanders later conceded donald trump does set the tone. >> does he bear responsibility -- >> certainly does -- >> what tone then is it that the president sets? when it comes to john mccain, a brief walk down memory lane. >> we have competent politician. not only the president. here in your own state, you have john mccain. >> he's not a war hero. he's a war hero. he's the war hero because h...

It's allowed for an aide to say he's dying anyway? >> certainly there is not a tone set here? we focus on doing things that help every american in this country every single day. if you look at the policies we put forth, you'll see that reflected. >> reporter: why not apologize to senator mccain -- >> i'm in tnot going to get int because people want to comment on leaked staff meeting. if the president no longer has confidence in a cabinet member, he'll let you go. >> reporter: what more does the president think nielsen could do now under the la that she hasn't done already. does he really want ...

Welcome to "the lead." i'm jim sciutto in for jay. and the white house moments ago going the trumpy an route and refusing to apologize time and time again about a cruel joke a staffer made about john mccain dying of cancer. that is right, a joke about him dying of cancer and refusing to answer if this overall tone comes from the very top. >> we -- there is not a -- a tone set here. we have a -- a respect for all americans. and that is what we try to put forward in everything we do, both in word and in action. >> why not just apologize to senator mccain. >> i won't get into a back and forth b...

But not too much but, you know, unfair. meanwhile, a feud wit escalated white house aide said "he's dying anyway." >> mr. president, does the white house owe senator mccain an apology. >> reporter: press secretary sarah sanders said the aide, kelly sadler, still worked for the administration but sarah sanders repeatedly declined to say more or why an apology wasn't warranted. >> if you won't comment on the specific comment, what does the white house believe about senator mccain? is there a tone set from the top here where it's allowed for an aide to say he's dyeing a indyi? >> certainly there'...