The GOP struggles to respond to President Trump's attacks on McCain
Senate Republicans find themselves boxed-in in the wake of President Donald Trump's renewed attacks on the late Sen. John McCain, unwilling to strongly stand up to a President who is widely popular with GOP base voters but still deeply uncomfortable with his criticism of the late war hero and, for many in the chamber, a friend.
That fine line Republicans are walking was on display this week when only a few of them weighed in on Trump's sustained assault on McCain and those who did speak out issued tepid statements that praised McCain's military and political service to the country but stopped short of criticizing Trump for his harsh rhetoric. The clearest example of this came from Sen.
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