McCain: Trump’s Success Is Because Voters Are Dissatisfied with the Recovery

SCARBOROUGH: “Well, let me ask you to follow up on what Gene said, Trump could win in November. Can you — I asked Asa Hutchison, obviously the governor Arkansas to explain why he’s so popular in the state of Arkansas. We’ve seen some pretty darn big rallies in Arizona as well. Can you explain Donald Trump’s appeal to many of the same people who have been voting you into office since 1982?”
MCCAIN: “The only thing I can say, Joe, is the obvious, and that is that so many Americans are dissatisfied not so much with Washington, although that’s true, with the slow pace of recovery, millions of Americans now having to look for work, perceived non-responsiveness from the government —“ [crosstalk]
SCARBOROUGH: “But what is it about Donald Trump? Why is Donald Trump the vessel for those frustrations? And can you work with Donald Trump if he is elected president?”
MCCAIN: “As I said, if he’s elected president, I have to. There’s too many threats to our nation’s security. All I can say is that it’s the make America great again, it’s partially the Kardashian effect. It’s a lot of things all mixed together and also he knows how to touch certain cords with a segment of our American citizenry that inspires a lot of emotion in them. It’s obvious.” 
SCARBOROUGH: “Can you forgive him for what he said about your service to this country?”
MCCAIN: “Oh, sure. Look, you know, you’ve been in this business long enough to know you have to have a pretty thick skin, but I do resent — just last week I presented of the POW Medal to a 92-year-old man that was a prisoner in World War II. It was a deeply moving ceremony. I still kind of resent comments about people like him and I always will.”
BRZEZINSKI: “Senator John McCain, always good to have you on the show. Thank you very much.”
MCCAIN: “Thank you.”