Unconventional: Bob Dole on the state of the Republican Party

Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole told Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric that this year’s GOP nominee, Donald Trump, is a “strong leader” but should “tone down his rhetoric and become an inclusive Republican.”

He lamented that Trump has not apologized to Sen. John McCain for saying, one year ago, that McCain is not a war hero because he was captured. Dole said “he was kept in a little cage, he had arms broken. … He’s a war hero if there ever was one.” Dole added that McCain is “not bitter” and will vote for Trump.

Dole also said that he wants Trump to go to New Mexico to apologize to Republican Gov. Susanna Martinez, because Republicans “need Latinos in the party — we need more women in the party.” Dole said he raised these concerns with Trump on the phone.