process that is washington today. >> and i think for a man like mccain, this moment allowed him to say -- i put my country before my party. >> when i saw the vote and the fact that john walked on to the floor and put thumbs down, i sat back and i said, that's my friend. that's the hero that i've had. >> when you came back from arizona, did you always know you were going to do it? or did you make up your mind at the last moment? >> i made up my mind on the way back and what the alternative was which was frankly a nothing burger, a quote, skinny repeal whatever that means. that's not why i came to the senate, tom. >> however, in december of 2017, mccain, as he has on the majority of issues, did support the republican bill on tax reform, which included a repeal of obamacare's individual mandate. >> the tax cuts and jobs act is passed. >> his opposition to trump does not mean he is a liberal.