majority and will jim jordan take over the speakership? good night from new york. guy: it's been 48 hours since the death of the iconic republican. president trump made his first public statement about mccabe and thanked him for his service. president trump: our hearts and prayers are going to the family of senator john mccain. we have much appreciate everything senator mccain has done for our country.

guy:ed president had been criticized for his handling of senator mccain's death. only 29 americans have received the honor of lying in state at the capitolthe senator wrote, in observe i am the luckiest person on earth. i feel that way even as i prepare for the end of my life. i loved my life, all of it. like most of people, i have regrets, but i would not trade a day of my life in the good or bad times for the best day in anyone else's. today on the senate floor, a black cloth draped over senator mccain's desk. senate majority leader mitch

mcconnell explained why he thinks mccain was such a remarkable man. >> it takes a kind of heroism to sustain that passion for decades. to with and the slings and arrows of politics, compromises, disappointment, defeats. yet consider it a joy and honor to serve. few have either kind of heroism. john mccain had both. guy: it was a moving speech. you can look the whole thing up online. the tributes will not end there either. edward lawrence is in washington, d.c. with more. >> the senators and the rest of america mourn the passing of arizona senator john mccain. he lost his battle with brain cancer saturday. the white house said the

american flag all the way up, a number of groups expressed their criticism. by the end of the day the flag was put at half-staff. senator mccain and the president did not see eye to eye on a number of issues. the president releasing a statement saying i respected mccain's service to this country. the president will not be going to the funeral for john mccain. he's sending instead vice president mike pence. >> i'm introducing a resolution to rename the russell senate office building after john mccain. i would like decades from now little children to ask their parents who was john mccain, and they will explain his patriotism

and fidelity to do the right thing when he saw it. guy: he said mccain was a daring, brave person that all should strive to be. mccain's colleagues in the senate remembered him toppedly. >> john mccain was a statesman and a dear friend who was devoted to a cause greater than himself. and that cause was the united states of america. it has been an honor to serve alongside him for nearly 21 years in the united states senate. reporter: friday there will be a ceremony for senator mccain and a horse and carriage as he's laid to rest at the u.s. naval academy. guy: senator mccain never sugar

coated his opinions and he had a reputation for being a bit can takebitcantankerous. joining me, the host of "mediabuzz" and author of "media madness." howie kurtz. howie, let's start with a broad review of the relationship between the 4th estate and john mccain. a formative memory for me was the senator's 2000 presidential campaign where he had the bus, the straight talk express that granted extraordinary access to the press. reflect on the career of the late senator and his back and forth relationship with the media. >> spent days and days on that

bus where he didn't have any money, he was down in the polls. he would talk to reporters 8, 9, 10 hours a day. eventually the press would run out of questions and he would talk about sports and movies. it also meant he made mistakes. but it contrasted so sharply with the usual five-minute availability carefully scripted. but at the same time the press swooned over him because he was running against george w. bush. but in 2008 when was running against barack obama. suddenly there was a lot of stories about his temper

problem. he was being painted as perhaps unstable and unhinged. and a few years earlier. guy: that's way see with what you just said, when john mccain was being a thorn in the side of every conservative, there were glowing tributes and his coverage was very positive. but which the stakes were very high in '08, standard-bearer of the party. reporter: i wrote about it at the time. and you see it in the trump era he became a hero on the left as he became a vociferous critic of

president trump. so john mccain, there are a lot of things you can't take away from him. denied early release even as an admiral's son. he made mistakes. he sometimes called himself a coward and liar for the way he punted on the confederate flag issue when he was trying to win the south carolina primary. he also was a man of flaws and mistakes. and i think that's part of the picture here john mccain. >> you just mentioned president trump and it's been quite a saga today. with the flag at the white house, and back to half-staff. a lot of criticism from the press and elsewhere. was this the white house responding or one could say

caving to media pressure today? >> it would have been nice, the man just passed away, he's 81 years old, he had a year-long battle with brain cancer. if president trump could have more quickly thanked him for his service to the country. but instead to critics of the president it looked like he was fighting one last battle with an oh own hoant was no longer there. but to be sure, in the tape that was read by his former campaign manager to be read off his death, he didn't mention donald trump but he took shots at him. i don't know how much the country cares about this maneuvering. by the is a contrast. this is the hyper partisan politics with which we live now. john mccain was a guy friendly with ted kennedy and teamed up

with russ feingold. he could be prickly to reporters when we crossed him. guy rsh the strained relationship between trump and mccain was a two-way street. it wasn't just in one direction. few lawmakers have experienced war quite like senator john mccain. in 1967 his aircraft was struck by a north vietnamese surface-to-air missile. he was fished out of the lake by a mob before being beaten, stabbed and kept prisoner for five harrowing years. as a senator he was a hawk when it came to foreign policy. his loss will undoubtedly be felt in the u.s. senate. but what does u.s. foreign policy look like without senator mccain? joining me now iraq war veteran

and kfi radio host bryan suits. >> thank you, you are doing great. guy: i have 50 more minutes to not completely fall out of the chair. the big picture with the loss of the john mccain. how does this impact foreign policy and military policy he was probably the most of active voice for intervention on things we could have done better off without the intervention. i did agree with him in iraq. and i served in an infantry role for a year and a half in iraq. but i disagreed with why are we in syria and libya. when it came to committing american troops into harm's way, you can't second guess that guy.

he knew the conflicts better than anybody other than maybe bob dole. i don't know anyone who suffered at one of tour worst enemies than bob dole. i don't know who replaces that voice in the u.s. senate. tom cotton? i'm not sure. i don't hear tom cotton say we should intervene left and right. any respect and admiration for mccain as a personal hero is depthless. and i taught my daughter all about him this weekend. and john mccain was a visionary when it came to the strategic faceoff the news is in the middle of with china. he was a guy that the navy was his family trade. and his father and grandfather were admirals. he was a strategic thinker.

i'll miss that in the senate. this was a guy who really cared about his senate election and that gave him a certain freedom in foreign policy. guy: the term chicken hawk gets thrown around. that term could not ever apply to john mccain for the reasons we have been talking about. there is probably a lot of libertarians in ken difficulties audience who thought he was too willing to go there and too willing to intervene. but i think the respect was still immense. all over twitter and social media i put out a few messages of tribute to senator mccain. you don't always agree with him, that's fine. but some of his critics left and right have come back at me with

scurrilous rumors that he was a tray tear and he squealed to the north vote ma these when he was in captivity. it's bothersome that it's still floating around especially in such close proximity to mccain's death. as a combat veteran i'm wondering what you think about that. >> it's so easily disproven and it's intended to smear a man when he can't defend himself. his plane was hit by another rocket on the u.s.s. for recollection stal. richard nixon did not pardon john mccain when he returned. he shook his hand gratefully. he was tortured to force him to leave. they tortured him because he

wouldn't leave. guy: he wouldn't take early release. >> the vietnamese badly set his arms and legs. american newspapers printed his name that an admiral's son was shot down. he didn't reveal anything. he was a married man with three kids in san diego. in the months later that they tortured him, he didn't know anything about tomorrow's mission or what the payloads will be. he was tortured to get him to leave. his fellow pows urged him to leave. he prepared his own suicide and the vietnamese stopped him. that degree of commitment to his country is humbling.

jie. guy: he was a man of honor and it was important to set the record straight. i appreciate you doing that and stopping by tonight. president trump says he's terminating nafta after creating a new deal with mexico. will this bring canada to the negotiating table? and how will that impact your wallet. we have a live report plus the panel next. get your groove on with one a day 50+.

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deal. guy: the u.s. reached a deal with mexico and it went be called nafta. president trump: we'll get rid of the name nafta. it has a bad connotation because the united states was hurt badly by nafta. now it's a good deal for both countries and we look forward to it. guy: the president said he hopes to have canada participate as

well. and the canada trade minister travels top washington, d.c. tomorrow. today today's announcement get things back in gear? what did we learn today? >> aside from the fact it's not called nafta, we know it' the u.s.-mexico deal. peter navarro said it will be called something like that. what we do know is this is a trade pack 24 years ago needs to be reexamined. they have put out a few stipulations, 75% of the auto content must come from nafta regions, canada, mexico and the united states. you have the sunset clause which was such a contentious issue for mexico and canada because they didn't want to redo this negotiation every five years.

now there will and revision every six years and the trade pac will last 16 years. 40 to 45% of auto content had to be made from companies that pay their workers at least $16 an hour so you don't have u.s. auto companies moving their jobs to mexico where employees are paid a lot less. the auto sector and stocks climbed much higher. the president of the auto palsy council said he was optimistic. a lot of american manufacturers have plants in mexico and canada. that raises the question, where is canada in all of this. the minister of foreign affairs for canada is heading to d.c. tomorrow. canada said the sunset clause was a deal breaker. you saw the financial sector

climb higher and overall it seems the biggest point was the sunset clause. now that it's gone, there is more of a reason for them to join. right now it's u.s.-mexico. but according to the administration we should have an answer by the end of the week. guy: maybe if nafta is out, we could crowd source something snappy. there is no question of getting canada to join the trade deal would be a needed win for the president. can he pull it off? the editor for town hall.com, and katie pavlich will be hosting "fox and friends." so get up early with katie and

friend. cabot fil -- cabot phillips is . let's start with you. trump supporters have been telling free traders and anti-tariff people like me that we have to give the president some time. we should be patient and eventually the wins will get put up on the board. are today's developments a sign that the patience is paying off? >> it's a sign. when i was watching the president talking about the new deal saying to canada you are either with us. it reminded me of mean girls.

patience is important when it comes to these deals and what the administration tried to argue. how long can american farmers and people affected by these tariffs stand the heat? because there are real life consequences like money in people's pockets. fewer jobs in a lot of cases. maybe it will pay off. we still have to wait a little bit longer. i have the feeling canada will come to the table. guy: adrienne i have been delighted to see your party embracing free trade. let's say the president gets this win, canada comes on board and they check that box. will you give him credit? >> i think we'll give multiple people credit. it wasn't just donald trump. guy: he's the driving force. >> congress has to approve whatever deal he puts forward.

whatever happens will require congressional approval. there is no question and a half tase outdated and we need significant reforms to america's trade policies. the stock market responded somewhat positively. guy: with the republicans there is anxiety among a lot of them that some of the tariffs that we continue to hang on and don't get finalized deals, that could eclipse tax reform and the roaring trump economy. where is the line where people start to say you have got to do something. he's flirting with that line. these tariffs are disproportionately impacting his base. these are the people most of likely to be impacted by the tariffs. we have seen how his base has

not gone anywhere through the tweets or russia. the base is not going anywhere. people are asking when do they start leaving? maybe this is the thing. guy: we'll be talking about that loyal base in a little while. panel coming back after the break. but first there is no doubt the president is coming off a we'll call it a tough week legally and politically. we'll show you a new poll on his approval ratings next. what do you mean it's not working out, craig? i just introduced you to my parents. psst! craig and sheila broke up. what, really? craig and shelia broke up!? no, craig!? what happened? i don't know. is she okay? ♪ craig and sheila broke up! craig and sheila!? ♪

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guy: the attorney for president trump's former fixer and personal on is walking back statements he made that the president knew beforehand about that infamous june 2016 trump tower meeting. back peddling that maybe cohen didn't have any information about the meeting. he said i should have bench clearer that i couldn't confirm the story. i regret the error. he's also softening his claims that president was aware of

russian hacking in the 2016 election. now telling "the washington post" quote there is a possibility that might be the case, but he's not sure. wow. should michael cohen find a more credible lawyer? let me bring in the editor-in-chief. this is quite a climb-down for lanny davis and his original claims about what his client knew or supposedly knew. now this walkback is perhaps getting more muted coverage. is this an example where team trump can accurately cry fake news? >> absolutely. he walked it back and he apologized. but the place that reported it first probably using him as one of their stories, cnn, they

haven't changed anything. he has been walking it back ever since his client michael cohen entered his plea. he threw out anything he could to cut a cut a deal. all he knew was that president trump may have committed campaign finance violations. if he knew anything about the russians he would have used it then. lanny davis is walking it back bit by bit by bit. he said it's been unsubstantiated by the number one suspect and number one witness. guy: cnn is standing by the report even though one of the witnesses is recanting. alan dershowitz, the famed law professor, was on "fox and

friends" earlier today, and he made this point about the legal jeff difficult he sees for president trump, maybe not mueller and russia. maybe something else. take a listen. >> if i were trump's lawyers i would be focusing on the southern district and let the mueller probe grow. i don't think it's going anywhere. the southern district raises some red flags for trump's businesses. guy: the new york-based investigation into trump's businesses is waters winds says is the red flag. do you agree with that? >> i do. the more complex the assets you have, the more complex your businesses are the more your liability is, the more your exposure is. i see in the same case prosecutors prosecute a $35,000 tax evasion but fail to prosecute an $8 million

embezzlement because it was immunityized. it's the more unconscionable person in their eyes they are targeting. the average person commits three felonies. >> day. i cite that all the time. partly to blame is our overregulation and super complex tax code. if you are not part of a big fraud organization, it doesn't mean you are liable for overstating income or under stating your deficits as you seek loans and report your income and think you comply with the tax code. by sheer volume of what trump has that's partly why his is pokes our is so high in addition to the southern district of new york targeting him in their activity. guy: tomorrow doj official bruce

ohr will be on capitol hill delivering testimony. what do you think is the most of important piece of information republicans should try to pry out of him. rod rosenstein said he had no idea bruce ohr had been work on the trump dossier and the trump investigation. see who knew what? was rod rosenstein lying? and who knew in the doj this guy who had connections to the steele group and the dossier was working with the fbi against president trump. guy: to hear many tell it last week's bomb-shell announcements would have make the president's demise a matter of when, not a matter of if.

a poll conducted mostly before the man for the-cohen development had trump's approval rating at 46%. a poll after that went down showed his approval rating at 44%. a difference that falls within the margin of error. 56% of respondents felt the president has not been honest and truthful about the mueller probe. but his overall approval rating has been described by pollsters as quote remarkably steady. what would make the media's prediction that the sky is falling a reality? the panel is back. katie, i was looking at these polls over the weekend. and once again the chattering class was my god, what a horrible week for this president.

objectively it wasn't a good week for him. do you think the press is ever going to learn? >> of course not. this is what they do. the question is, do you approve of the job president trump is doing? the man for the-cohen stuff looks bad for the president. michael cohen. the court proceedings mad nothing do with what trump is doing. people are concerned with their daily lives. they are not concerned about what's happening in a courtroom in alexandria, virginia. this is not new. is' not that this is new information. paul manafort has been under investigation by the fbi since 2006. this is not new that's paul manafort might have shady ties

with foreign countries. guy: the economy is doing very well. republicans have a 14-points lead over democrats on the economy, but with that being said, the democrats lead on the generic ballot by 8 points. >> every time trump would do something, i said this is it. now is our time and we are going to rise. i found how strong some states were. guy: people are just dug in. >> i'm on campus all the time and i ask people common questions about politics. we are in a tbhubl the media. the average person is not as dialed in. i don't think it's having the impact we assume it is. guy: the good news is steady as

she goes. but 43-44% is not gangbusters. from a democratic perspective do you guys feel all right about this? >> going back toa what katie said. d going back to what katie said. the economy is doing well flips so much noise out there, people are able to tune it out. people watch five minutes of morning television and then go about their day. post labor day people start to tune in more. if the economy starts to go down you will see people more focused. 44 is a low number. you would not want that as a president. that shows his base -- remember when he said i could stand on fifth avenue and shoot someone

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guy: mid terms just two months away. three states are getting ready to hold primaries tomorrow. meanwhile in texas. o'rourke running to be the first democratic senator in that state in 25 years. and in new jersey, bob menendez having a tough time according to a number of polls. so are there any surprises in store for tomorrow or more november? the panel is back. katie, cabot. adrienne. i'm from new jersey originally. i remember polls like this in 2006.

menendez has always had ethical problems. he was struggling along in the low 40s then new jersey asserted himself and he won. >> we are at the stage where races start to tighten and we are coming up on labor day. that's when everyone starts to focus on engage. bob menendez has a huge apparatus, a machine politician. we have to remember there is a couple republican members in new jersey it's not a surprise to me the race has tightened, by think ultimately he'll prevail. guy: i see ted cruz ahead in texas by 1 or 2 points, and they had the governor up in texas by

a massive margin. is this thing happening or is cruz safer than that poll? >> i think it depend on who comes out in the polls. young people typically have not gone to the polls in the mid-terms. in texas you have the older conservative base that always comes out in an election. the bad thing you don't want to happen is complacency. i think polls like this scare up support. guy: the average republican could say greg abbott is fine. it's not just a democrat. o'rourke is out there on the left, impeachment. these are out there for texas. do you think cruz can put his

record on billboards? >> texas has been a big target for the left for a long time. if texas goes blue, they see that as a way to get into power across the country. so republicans can't be complacent whether it's new jersey, texas, alabama. there is a democrat now representing the state of alabama in the senate. no seat is safe. people are more and more moving away from the parties. they are not necessarily independents. but with the split on the left and the split on the right between the establishment conservative republicans and the trump faction of the party. nobody is fitting into one way or the other. nobody can take anything for granted. guy: u.s. relations with north

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guy: the so-called bromance between president trump and kim jong-un might be head to couples counseling. the state-run newspaper accused the youths staging military drills to prepare for an invasion while staging a dialogue with a quote smile on its face. the propaganda piece came two days after president trump canceled secretary of state mike pompeo's trip to korea. you view this development as a positive thing. why? >> north korea was willing to make symbolic steps but they weren't willing to engage the united states in talks about giving up their weapons. so we had to pivot sometime. i think president trump pivoted

earlier rather than later. while we were giving kim the opportunity to do the right thing, we had china, russia and south korea violating sanctions. they were very open about it. they thought it was open season on the u.s. i'm happy president trump is saying i'm taking control of this situation again. guy: why all the glad-handing and some saying he went too far in glad-handing kim jong-un. >> thursday president trump talks about this new north korea envoy and the trip for pompeo and friday we get the tweet saying i canceled the trip. i think president trump knew exactly what was going on for quite some time. he said he'll give kim a one-shot opportunity. our president said that in june and the corians blew the chance.

guy: now what? is -- the north koreans blew the chance. guy: what next? >> it could be part of the dance. in may when kim was misbehaving. president trump said i'm canceling the june summit. the north koreans immediately within hours turned conciliatory. starting from the end of may, the united states actually relieved pressure on kim. we didn't go after his front companies. we allowed the russians and chinese to openly violate the sanctions and the south koreans thought they could do the same thing. guy: one of the positive elements of this was keeping the north koreans off balance. now surprise, president trump has pulled a new card out of the

deck. gordon chang, thank you for your time. we'll be back after this. ♪

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