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Were talking about counting to 86 false statements. heres a breakdown here how each happened by event. so when it comes to all these, what stood out to you most from this week? >> that count was actually for the week ending last sunday. i havent finished this weeks count. what stood out to me in that week was trump attempted to rewrite the history of the james mattis resignation that he knows and everyone else knows was a resignation. in two interviews he attempted to claim that he actually fire...

Point there. weve seen the french cancelrus. the president is making points that might have been more valid a few years ago and hes mixing up the details. this is what the nato leaders expect from him, a president arriving here in full force, full bluster, to make the point that he needs more money from them, to up the defense spending to the 2% of gdp to be spend on defense by the year 2024. he wants it sooner than that. the commitment that was made in the nato summit in wales in 2014. lets not...

Withdraw after the first battle which began in october 3rd, 1993. >> for our strategy to change overnight on october 3rd and 4th, that leaves a horrific, horrible, bitter make to my taste in my mouth. it makes the bile in my stomach rise. and you cannot help but reasonably ask why we didnt do it in the first place? >> the pentagon expects to have troops deployed in these trouble spots for decades to come as defense attorney james mathis has warned, weve seen the results of leaving ungoverned are...

Withdraw after the first battle which began in october 3rd, 1993. >> for our strategy to change overnight on october 3rd and 4th, that leaves a horrific, horrible, bitter make to my taste in my mouth. it makes the bile in my stomach rise. and you cannot help but reasonably ask why we didnt do it in the first place? >> the pentagon expects to have troops deployed in these trouble spots for decades to come as defense attorney james mathis has warned, weve seen the results of leaving ungoverned are...

Have resigned in the wake of that horrible attack. whats happening there? >> reporter: well, absolutely. this clearly some kind of political accountability after this attack. we should pause and remember that the reports suggest 140 afghan soldiers actually lost their lives during this attack. now, thats perhaps the deadliest toll weve seen in one instance on the afghan army in americas longest war, longer for the afghans themselves. the minister and army chief of staff, very complicated for the...

In l a lot of these rallies. also, hitting jeff, the ceo of amazon and the washington post. he accused him of using his paper at times to avoid some heavy tax. it could be a contentious meeting at times but an important meeting for the in coming president. trumps pick for national security adviser, what do we know? he had a meeting with some other ally commanders and in that meeting, he gave away some classifiied information. the general himself said he did this willingly and knowingly that this...

Lot, and almost to a vault by washington. this is a real fan boy mattis for years now. >> hes read 6,000 books and where ever he posts in the world. how do they view him and what would he bring to a role of secretary of defense? >> there is a lot being put out and anyone who knows general mattis would be his best friend right now. hes the kind of guy who speaks his mind and well known of his quotes than policy views. hes a general, how much do you know about his policies. hes out there and talki...

Thats what the constitution requires and thats what national security interest, thats the right thing to do. >> david cole, thank you very much for being with us. >> coming up, general james mathis is on the record as a critic of some of trump policies. despite that, hes a top contender for the secretary defense role with trump. well have more on him after the break. very interesting guy. the latest of the much watched arrival at trump tower. elaine chao under george h.w. bush is now considered ...

Happens. >> that was donald trump with general james mathis over the weekend. he tweeted his meeting. mathis is reportedly being considered by trump for secretary of defense. hes a refired four star general who served four years. for more, i want to bring in our military analyst, kevin, it is nice to see you begin >> senator john mccain put a story on mattis, hes one of the finest, high praise from senator john mccain who does not see eye to eye to donald trump a lot. >> this is a guy who does n...

Defense. does he have the political exterior to run the biggest government agency in washington. the public face. you are not a general anymore. you really have to be serving the president and serving the national security community. he would be really a four star that ranks lower than the national security adviser w who -- more through a general flynn, can he do it, can he have general flynn and general mattis coming to some census for president-elect trump to bring forward of policies. >> we d...