smoked turkey and he ought to be. >> i don't see anything that's undermining civilian control of the military. chris: mark, milley reportedly felt he had to reassure the chinese because he was worried about donald trump's instability and what he might do next. >> well, chris, it's hard to think of any active military leader who is participated in more of these biographies of donald trump than mark milley. he seems to be concerned about what his public image is. instead, the focus should have been what we're doing in afghanistan and other foreign policy areas. i think that we need to wait for general milley's testimony before the senate armed services committee. i'm a little reluctant to assume at face value an excerpt that comes out of bob woodward's book. i think if this is true, i do think he needs to step aside.