she's interviewed by washington post media critic eric whipple. >> you don't stick up for mccain and you handle the washington post who you feel has not properly reported on this incident as opposed to saying, hey, donald trump, why are you smearing john mccain? >> number one, no offense to you, just that it was the washington post that i wrote about, but number two, i'm not here to cheer on or defend john mccain or donald trump, i think the media behavior and people do mistake when you criticize media behavior at times for how it treats donald trump, it certainly doesn't mean i support him or am cheering him on. i see those as separate things and it is misread often as you must be supporting him or you must not like x or y because you said this, and i -- it has nothing to do with that and it's what i see as accurate or fair about the media coverage and i have spoken out frequently including washington post coverage. >> watch "after words" sunday night on c-span2's book tv. >> now a discussion on an upcoming russian-led military exercise in and around the baltic sea, slated to begin