trump presidency. not just the democrats who stepped up. merkel and trudeau. macron. the list goes on and on. let s talk about what is next. julian, who carries his legacy? you look at bob corker is out. jeff flake is out. paul ryan is out. they are leaving. perhaps nikki haley or ben sasse? the senate is divided deeply. he is final voice of that generation. he understood that as well. i m not sure. maybe susan collins at this point is the last standing person who embodies those ideals. that is not where the senate is going today. we should be clear about that. yeah. daniel, last word?
on sunday, senator mccain will be laid to rest at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. where he began his public service and military life there. that is where he will have his final resting place. dave, laura. kyung lah, thank you. let s bring in the reporter of politico playbook and julian zeltzer. julian, if you were teaching a course about john mccain, what would you want the students to know about this hero? he devoted his life to public service. whether it was military or in congress. he committed himself to the role of the government as a representative and senator. that is most important. secondly, he was part of the
don t have the moral core of having fought for the country. contrast that town hall moment to today with the birther movement. julian, you write john mccain opened the door that reorganized the republican campaign. that 2008 clip you showed came in context of his selecting sarah palin instead of lieberman as his running mate. opened the door to now the trump politics. he was there as the tea party took form. he was part of that establishment. another party of his legacy is another part of his legacy. he often did vote for supreme court pick and tax cut. that is a complexity that senator mccain would want disgust. he would not want us to soft
statement. a news release calling mccain a hero after he passed away. trump nixed it. he wanted to go with a tweet instead. that shocked me. ordinarily when a notable american dies, the white house issues a statement. john mccain was an extraordinary person and trump just couldn t get over the fact that he battled and locked horns with mccain even to provide sympathy for mccain s last moments. remember that aide kelly sadler, she said he is dying anyway. the white house did not apologize for that statement either. yeah. julian. it is petty politics. i think these little moments when the whole world is praising and mourning and thinking about someone who did devote his life and body to the united states to do something like this and those moments tell us a lot about the
does, you know, that is he is ultimately going to decide where it goes. i think that i it is what you are seeing, and what he is going to continue to do. all right. great insight from both of you, amie parnes and julian zeltzer. and i m ryan noble, and newshour continues at the top of the hour. have a great day and a happy easter. breakfast bar. morning, egg white omelet. sup lady bacon! fruit, there it is! the hour. have a great day and a happy easter. can guarantee that yo l get the best price when you book with us. holiday inn express. be the readiest.