Cindy McCain says country ‘needs strong a leader, not a negative Nancy’

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On Friday’s CBS This Morning, co-host John Dickerson sat down with Cindy McCain for her first interview since the passing of her husband, Senator John McCain, nearly three months ago due to an aggressive form of brain cancer.And, given that Donald Trump once mocked the senator for being captured during the Vietnam War, among other insults, she spoke candidly about her feelings toward the president.“Our families have had their differences and I'll leave it at that,” McCain said. “It's been, at times, hard for me to listen to him about my husband, I'll be honest.”

And McCain said that after the recent midterm elections, she thinks Trump is questioning himself and, hopefully, getting back to basics.“It is very humbling to lose,” McCain said. “And I hope he learns from it. And realizes that our country needs a strong leader. Not a negative Nancy, if I can put it in such a basic term.”She also revealed the president and first lady have not reached out since the funeral. And that not including the president in her husband’s services was not a rebuke against Trump, but rather a message of civility. And that is something she thinks Trump should be focused on.“We need our president. We need a White House that's strong, a White House that's not sparring with each other,” McCain said. “Right now, I think things are in disarray. I would hope, through this, he does learn.”CBS This Morning airs weekdays at 7 a.m. on CBS.Check out what CNN contributor Van Jones had to say about Donald Trump's backing of prison reform:

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