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Rather than the one youre providing. >> reporter: but ultimately, the new commander in chief will set the tone in national security, but just what is trump still trying to tell the month gone? -- pentagon? >> we have great generals. look at the job theyve done. they havent done the job. >> i want to bring in lieutenant general mark herdling, and thank you for joining us. i really appreciate you. give us your reaction to giving flynn the national security advisor job. >> it cant be taken in isola...

He does. >> go ahead general. >> thats true, don. ive been in a couple myself. whats interesting, at the strategic level, when youre talking leadership, personalties matter and when youve got a group thing guess on, thats not a good thing. youre also going to have probably -- mike flynn will probably be the youngest person in the room. i dont know. i dont know who the other choices are going to be. but you know there have been studying national security advisors in the past, each president has u...

Long as the president trusts him. i think thats the key and general herdling hit the nail on the head here, its because herdling is not going to have the authority to do anything. herdlings going to be the gatekeeper. he sets the agenda, calls the meetings, and -- flynn, not herdling. >> i almost said that earlier, since herdling is right there with us. >> and he will control those meetings. but its a team effort, and its who -- who else is on that team. so i think its important that the preside...