washington u.s. senator john mccain recently diagnose aggressive form brain cancer give hero welcome return capitol tuesday quickly seize opportunity blister party president partisan politics bruise scar recent surgery flash time characteristic self-deprecating humor mccain speak length senate floor deliver passionate rebuke fellow republicans congress administration show result republican president donald trump first six months office get nothing do 80-year-old senator lament mccain make dramatic return arizona home cast critical vote keep alive one trump top legislative priorities repeal 2010 obamacare law formally know affordable care act mccain enter senate chamber stand ovation vote help republicans open floor debate set stage fashion replacement obamacare vote mccain take floor urge fellow republicans stand trump frequently chide republican-led congress fail advance agenda president subordinate equal say smatter applause chamber mccain serve senate 30 years run unsuccessfully president 2008 barack obama frequently criticize trump administration particularly issue foreign policy national security remark tuesday however direct fellow senators blast process senate republicans craft healthcare legislation shut democrats write bill public view mccain repeatedly say democrats little good 2010 obamacare pass add ours democrats say try work republicans 2010 could find common grind democrat vote favor senate majority leader mitch mcconnell motion open debate healthcare bill tuesday two republican senators also oppose measure lead 50-50 ballot force vice president mike pence cast tie-breaking vote mccain say vote start debate expect republican efforts repeal replace obamacare fail receive ovation call party work democrats produce new healthcare bill also accept responsibility washington deep partisan divide sometimes let passion rule reason say sometimes make hard find common grind something harsh say colleague mccain call fellow senators work together stop listen bombastic loudmouths radio television internet hell want anything do public good early month surgery remove blood clot eye mccain diagnose primary glioblastoma fast-growing type brain tumor discuss treatment options medical team recently monday expect present senate vote last-minute help open debate one trump major priorities lace irony give two years ago trump famously deride mccain military service capture vietnam war navy officer mccain spend almost six years prisoner war north vietnam torture repeatedly 2015 early weeks presidential campaign trump dismissive mccain ordeal say true war hero war hero capture trump say like people capture time many think trump remark might sink fledgling campaign instead become part pattern attention-getting statements help propel presidency trump gracious tuesday news mccain return senate become public great john mccain come back vote trump tweet brave american hero mccain say remain washington days return arizona treatment hero 's return mccain blast congress tell senators stand trump