senatorjohn mccain was a war hero, a presidential candidate and a husband. mccain, here at the halifax international forum in nova scotia. senatorjohn mccain led the delegation here for years and now cindy mccain is continuing his work through the mccain institute. i asked her about his legacy and what he would of thought about divisions in america and what it was like to be married to a true maverick. lam good. —— it has been two months since the senator passed. how are you? lam good. it is a day by day thing for me. some days are good, some are not. but he wouldn't want me to be anything but strong. so i live by that now. during the week of his passing, you carried yourself with such extraordinary poise and grace. it really captured that moment. i think both in the united states and internationally. well, i did what i hoped john would be proud of and that was to at least remain strong and be strong for my children. i appreciate your words about that, for me it was just what it was and who am i guess. the only way to describe it. when the news came of his p

senatorjohn mccain was a war hero, a presidential candidate and a husband. his work through the mccain institute. i asked her about his legacy and what he would of thought about divisions in america and what it was like to be married to a true maverick. it has been two months since the senator passed. how are you? iam good. it is a day by day thing for me. i asked her about his legacy and what he would of thought some days are good, some are not. but he wouldn't want me to be anything but strong. so i live by that now. during the week of his passing, you carried yourself with such extraordinary poise and grace. it really captured that moment. i think both in the united states and internationally. well, i did what i hoped john would be proud of and that was to at least remain strong and be strong for my children. i appreciate your words about that, for me it was just what it was and who am i guess. the only way to describe it. when the news came of his passing, there was this extraordinary bipartisan outpouring. why do you think the nation reacted in that way

it's been three months since america lost one of its great statesman, the republican senatorjohn mccain. she's been speaking to the bbc‘s yalda hakim about senator mccain's legacy, and how she may never get over president trump's claims that her husband was not a war hero, because he was a prisoner of war. when the news came of his passing there was this extraordinary bipartisan outpouring. why do you think the nation reacted in that way? john was truly the conscience of the senate and i think in many ways the country. people recognised him for his ability to work across the aisle and his belief in working across the aisle. also his willingness to debate but not demean asa willingness to debate but not demean as a result of differences. i think we have lost those ideals forever right now if that makes sense. i think he represented so much to the country and i am hoping we swing back and begin to realise really the importance of doing what john back and begin to realise really the importance of doing whatjohn did. many people said it wasn'tjust like a president had died, it was like a gr