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The "new york times" and we are working to confirm that general flynn -- excuse me, general kelly would become the head of homeland security as well which is notable as part of the conversation where some said david petraeus could not be secretary of state. there are a lot of guys with marine corps experience. kelly is experienced combat loss. his own son died in 2010. he was leading a platoon and i think he stepped on -- i dont know the exact circumstances. lost his life in combat in afghanista...

With such veracity and determination that they most certainly, most certainly saved lives lives. additionally the leadership from and the coordination amongst the federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough investigation is comprehensive and reassuring. we are committed to work with our partners in law enforcement represented here as you see on the stage to investigate, review and guard against future vulnerabilities and to safeguard the security of our service member...

President were in a budget stand off that threatened to shut down the federal government, you voted to continue paying members of congress including yourself in the event of a shut down. at the same time, you voted against a bill that would have ensured that members of the armed services continued to get paid. my question is this, eric. how could you in good conscious vote to continue your own pay but at the same time vote to stop paying our servicemen and women that you voted to send into comba...

Paid. my question is this, eric. how could you in good conscious vote to continue your own pay but at the same time vote to stop paying our servicemen and women that you voted to send into combat in afghanistan? >> cantor never directly answered the question. do you think were doing enough for our service members, what about it? >> by not answering it, he answered it. hes never done enough for our service people. he voted against a suicide prevention program for veterans returning from iraq and ...

Specific details. usually the details of the raid would come from the pentagon or elsewhere, not necessarily the podium. but the time line is so important. 12 days, the president didnt mention this at all until earlier this week when he was asked why he wasnt mentioning it, he started the whole conversation about how presidents notify next of kin. the reality here is the substance of the niger attack is what is more important here than who is calling who. those questions the white house has not ...

Biggest combat loss in trumps administration. the ambush that killed four american soldiers. kellys own son was killed in afghanistan. he used every ounce of breath he has for the handling of phone calls to the families of four soldiers. here he is. >> he said to me, what do i say? i said to him, sir, theres nothing you can do to lighten the burden on these families. but, let me tell you what i tell them. let me tell you what my best friend told me because he was my casualty officer. he said, ke...

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Why is the president making something so solemn and so important, of course, talking about fallen soldiers and the deadliest combat loss since he took office, about slamming his predecessor? >> well, i think there are a couple things at play here. first of all, i think when he was asked about niger and his communications with those families, i think since he hadnt posted the letters yet and perhaps since he hadnt reached out to them by phone, he felt a little defensive about his own action and w...