senator mccain. >> again, i won't get into a back-and-forth because people want to create issues of leaked staff meetings. >> does kelly sadler still work at the white house? >> yes, she does. >> does the president set the tone? does he bear responsibility for the tone within this white house? >> the president as i mentioned just a moment ago supports all americans. >> the one guy we wanted to talk to is here with us tonight, steve schmidt, a republican political veteran of the bush white house and the john mccain presidential campaign. he's an msnbc political analyst. steve. this quote and subsequent hubbub today's briefing have gutted folks and i know they gutted u you. >> well, they don't say anything about john mccain. john mccain's valor, his heroism, love of country, perfect love of the country, the fact that but for six months