eliminated the fact that either marginalized me as a military officer or -- >> listen, i'm just telling you that the ranking member met no disrespect to you. >> i believe that. >> i would like to go back to your previous testimony earlier today. much has been talked about as we've discussed between president trump and president zelensky and the word "favor." and this being interpreted as a basis for impeachment. your interpretation of the word "favor," and i'll paraphrase you, feel free to correct me, you said in the military culture, which you and i are both familiar with, when a superior officer asks for a favor of a subordinate they will interpret that as a demand. is that a fair synopsis of what you previously stated? >> when a superior makes a request, it's an order. >> in short, you think your interpretation of a favor as a demand is based on your military experience and the military culture? >> i think that is correct. >> i think that is correct. is president trump a member of