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>> yeah. >> so, richard, the president says he consulted generals, yet as far as we know, many generals said they were blind-sided by this. what kind of potential legal protections could transgender troops have if indeed the president were able to order they no longer be able to serve? what kind of legal recourse could these troops take? >> well, fred, first of all its just yet another blatant embarrassment this week by the white house. this tweet by the president filled with lies and more lies ...

Now. this was a ridiculous tweet, obviously to divert attention from the russia investigation and from the devastation in the health care crisis this week. it has no basis in reality. its just a tweet by the president. its not an executive order. its not an order. its not in place. mattis was completely blindsided as was the other military. so the administration lied when they said the president received direction from the military. commission fred to show that the approximate transgenders in th...

Have to deal with given that the commander in chief has come up with that. but under the constitution, fredricka, there is no basis for this proposed policy if it comes to that. and believe me, youre going to see more attorneys general joining in other military. and believe me, those who represent armed forces, the actual men and women in service, are going to be outraged and express their feelings. and thats a tough thing to do in the military, but youre going to see it. >> and richard, last wo...

Hit their head and theyve just killed somebody. dont hit their head. i said you can take the hand away, okay? >> so these remarks come at a time when police face intense scrutiny over the use of excessive force. cnn correspondent polo sandoval is joining me from new york. there was seemingly applause, even laughter. what has been the reaction now officially from some police agencies about this? >> suffolk county, new york, too, fred. we were there yesterday and not long after the president wrapp...

>> reporter: weve learned a lot of details in the past 24 hours. the resignation has been long coming and rumored for months but it came to a fever pitch this week with the new communications director making pretty serious allegation against reince priebus saying he was leaking information to reporters. and reince priebus was actually asked about this during his interview with wolf blitzer last night. it was his first interview since he resigned. so lets take a listen to what reince priebus had ...

Agenda. heres an important point, fred. democrats are pouncing on this in part because theres now a vacancy at the department of homeland security with john kelly moving to the white house. one of them, representative bennie thompson of the state of mississippi, the ranking member of the committee on homeland security, writes, "unfortunately, as with most major decisions in this administration, it is clear that this was rushed and not well thought out. the president and republicans insisted the ...

Priebus is widely respected in the republican party and has many connections within the washington establishment. cnn correspondent boris sanchez joining me now for more on how the rest of washington is reacting to all of this. boris? >> reporter: hey, there, fred. yeah, certainly the most heart felt statement coming about the resignation of reince priebus is from also someone from wisconsin, house speaker paul ryan. someone whos a very close friend of reince priebus. the two men go back very ma...