he had his own relationshi l with worders. probably no senator had that kind of stature -- perhaps joe biden came close overseas. and that deepened knowledge of america's relationships and keeping with the theme oin somes leaving with john mccain, here we are in an era ere our alliances are under pressure and canada and other ng abouts are wonde their standing with us and our relationships. john mccain embodied all of the post world w ii liberal international order that the united states built. he was really a symbol of that and he worked hard at preserving and building that up,nd aga you have to ask, who picks up thatmportant work and keeps going, if not john mccain? den is certainly one but he's older now, too. so the question is who are the next generation of american states men and it's not at all clear. robert: president trump, his tensions connuedith the senator even in death for senator mccain. there was a skirmish about whether or not the flag was at ouse.staff at the white what did this week reveal about the president