crude comment about ailing john mccain from a white house aide never came up. calls for an apology coming from the highest levels of the senate gop. >> well, the person who said that should apologize and should apologize publicly. >> the best way for this to be put to rest and it should have happened immediately would have been for the white house to issue a public apology. >> there are things you don't say and shouldn't say. it's unfortunate that if it was said that it was said and if it was said, someone should say that i don't agree with it. >> we are told that the president made some jokes saying melania's poll numbers were better than his and that he told her not to run against him. all right. some lawmakers rejecting president trump's plan to help zte calling it a security threat. u.s. intelligence agencies warn zte phones could be used for espionage. but the u.s. may ease punishments for violating sanctions in exchange, china