senator mccain wanted to bring that conflict to a halt. also wanted to make sure the united states was able to demonstrate its great influence and might, and do what we could to try to bring that conflict to an end. >> you reference that senator mccain did sometimes pay a political price for being a straight talker. does that sound familiar to you, as somebody who sometimes paid a political price for being a straight talker? with mccain gone, who replaces him, someone who can serve as a check on the president, or a voice as a check on the president? >> great question. we see that senators flake and corker have spoken out, but they're leaving the senate. i'd like to think there are going to be senators now who will be thinking about senator mccain's legacy and what he stood for, and adopt some of the same principled positions and speak truth to power. it is not just the intelligence community. it needs to be members of the congress who will speak truth to power, especially in this white house today. >> here's what senator graham said this morning about the final words mccain had for him, as he was cin arizona.