CLOSE President Donald Trump Returned to the White House from Camp David on Sunday. He told reporters he's not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller. (Dec. 17.) AP 
 
 President Trump speaks to reporters on the south lawn of at the White House Sunday after returning from Camp David. Trump says he's not planning to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. (Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP) 
 
 WASHINGTON — President Trump said Sunday he's not planning to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller — even as Trump lawyers raised objections to Mueller obtaining emails from Trump transition officials in his investigation into whether they colluded with Russian agents. 
 
 Returning from Camp David on Sunday night, Trump told reporters he's not happy with the way the investigation is being handled — and that transition emails were improperly turned over to investigators. 
 
 "Not looking good. It’s not looking good. It’s quite sad to see that. My people were very upset to see that," Trump said. "A lot of lawyers thought that was pretty sad.” 
 
 Trump was responding to a complaint that the General Services Administration had turned over to investigators thousands of pages of emails to and from Trump transition officials. The GSA is responsible for running presidential transitions, and the Trump officials were using government email accounts. 
 
 Trump transition lawyer Kory Langhofer complained to congressional committees that the emails should not have been turned over, but the GSA maintains that they were government records. 
 
 Trump also said he was confident that the emails wouldn't show any evidence that his campaign or transition teams colluded with Russia in the 2016 election. "I can’t imagine there’s anything on them, frankly, because as we said, there’s no collusion." he said. 
 
 Mueller's investigation has resulted in guilty pleas by former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos for lying to the FBI. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates have been indicted for their activities lobbying for foreign governments, including Ukraine. 
 
 Speaking to reporters on the south lawn of the White House Sunday, Trump also addressed: 
 
 ► Sen. John McCain's health. Trump said he had spoken to the wife of the ailing Arizona senator, who returned to Arizona Sunday to continue receiving treatment for brain cancer. 
 
 "I wish John well. I understand he'll come if we ever needed his vote, which hopefully we won't," Trump said. "He's going through a very tough time, no question about it." 
 
 ► Cuba sanctions. Trump said Cuba continued to violate human rights and would be subject to continuing U.S. sanctions. Sunday is the second anniversary of President Barack Obama's partial lifting of those sanctions. 
 
 “Hopefully everything will normalize with Cuba, but right now, they are not doing the right thing. And when they don’t do the right thing, we’re not going to do the right thing," Trump said. "That’s all there is to it. We have to be strong with Cuba. The Cuban people are incredible people. They support me very strongly. But we’ll get Cuba straightened out.” 
 
 Read or Share this story: https://usat.ly/2BBVant ||||| FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves a closed-door session where Republican senators met on the GOP effort to overhaul the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington.... (Associated Press) 
 
 FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves a closed-door session where Republican senators met on the GOP effort to overhaul the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says McCain is returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized over the side... (Associated Press) 
 
 FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves a closed-door session where Republican senators met on the GOP effort to overhaul the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says McCain is returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized over the side... (Associated Press) FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves a closed-door session where Republican senators met on the GOP effort to overhaul the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington.... (Associated Press) 
 
 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain is returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized for the side effects of his brain cancer treatment and likely will miss a crucial vote on the GOP tax package, President Donald Trump said Sunday. 
 
 Trump told reporters he had spoken to McCain's wife, Cindy, after her husband had spent about a week at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. 
 
 "They've headed back, but I understand he'll come if we ever needed his vote, which hopefully we won't," Trump said after returning to the White House from Camp David. "But the word is that John will come back if we need his vote. And it's too bad. He's going through a very tough time, there's no question about it. But he will come back if we need his vote." 
 
 Now in his sixth Senate term, McCain, 81, underwent surgery in mid-July to remove a 2-inch (51-millimeter) blood clot in his brain after being diagnosed with glioblastoma. A statement issued last Wednesday by the senator's office said he was at Walter Reed receiving treatment for the "normal side effects of his ongoing cancer therapy." 
 
 His daughter Meghan McCain tweeted Sunday: "My father is doing well and we are all looking forward to spending Christmas together in Arizona." 
 
 Republicans hold a slim 52-48 majority in the Senate, and McCain and Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., missed votes last week. The 80-year-old Cochran had a non-melanoma lesion removed from his nose earlier this week. He is expected to vote this coming week on the tax bill. 
 
 Republicans secured the support of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker last Friday for the tax measure, and they are poised to pass the bill by a narrow margin in the face of unified Democratic opposition. As a backstop, Vice President Mike Pence would be available to break a tie. 
 
 A vote is expected in the House on Tuesday and the Senate on Wednesday. If approved, the measure would head to Trump for his signature on what will be his first major legislative accomplishment since taking office 11 months ago. 
 
 After his summer surgery, McCain rebounded quickly, returning to Washington and entering the Senate on July 25 to a standing ovation from his colleagues. 
 
 In a dramatic turn, he cast a deciding vote against the Republican health care bill — a move that drew the wrath of Trump and conservatives. McCain's vote scuttled the seven-year effort by the GOP to dismantle much of President Barack Obama's health care law. 
 
 But McCain's condition has appeared to worsen in recent weeks. He suffered a minor tear in his right Achilles tendon, forcing him to wear a walking brace. McCain eventually began using a wheelchair, with members of his staff pushing him where he needed to go. 
 
 As a Navy pilot, McCain lived through a July 1967 fire that killed 134 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. The following October, his plane was shot down during a bombing mission over Hanoi. He spent more than five years as a prisoner of war. McCain also has survived several bouts with melanoma, a dangerous skin cancer. ||||| Tweet with a location 
 
 You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| Washington (CNN) Sen. John McCain returned to Arizona Sunday to continue recovering from the side effects of chemotherapy for a brain tumor and will not be in Washington for the tax vote this week, two sources close to McCain confirmed to CNN. 
 
 McCain is unlikely to return to Washington this year, one of the sources said. But his ability to get on a plane to Arizona was a "good sign," a source said. 
 
 McCain left Walter Reed Medical Center "exhausted, but ok," a Republican close to him said. 
 
 McCain's daughter, Meghan McCain, confirmed that the senator would be in Arizona for Christmas. 
 
 "Thank you to everyone for their kind words. My father is doing well and we are all looking forward to spending Christmas together in Arizona," she tweeted Sunday afternoon. 
 
 Thank you to everyone for their kind words. My father is doing well and we are all looking forward to spending Christmas together in Arizona. If you're feeling charitable this Christmas @HeadfortheCure or @NBTStweets to help find a cure for brain cancer is what I recommend. ❤️ — Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) December 17, 2017 
 
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– Sen. John McCain has gone home to Arizona to recover from the side effects of chemotherapy, meaning he's likely to miss a vote on the Republican tax reform plan expected this week. After days of speculation about the 81-year-old senator's health, daughter Meghan McCain tweeted Sunday that he's doing well and will be spending Christmas in Arizona, reports the Arizona Republic. McCain, who has an aggressive form of brain cancer, was hospitalized last week at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland for what his office called "normal side effects of his ongoing cancer therapy." A source tells CNN that it was a "good sign" that McCain was able to board a plane to Arizona. McCain's office released a statement thanking well-wishers and saying he looks forward to returning to Washington in January. National Cancer Institute neuro-oncology chief Mark Gilbert said the senator is continuing to improve after being treated for a viral infection. President Trump said Sunday night that McCain was likely to miss the tax vote but would return if needed, the AP reports. "They've headed back, but I understand he'll come if we ever needed his vote, which hopefully we won't," he said. "It's too bad. He's going through a very tough time, there's no question about it. But he will come back if we need his vote." Trump also confirmed that he's not planning to fire Robert Mueller, though he said he's unhappy with how the investigation is being handled, USA Today reports.