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Right thing. >> moral and morale problem. and thank you all. and coming up, social injustice, and why facebook hired a republican p.r. firm to help silence the critics. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. ♪ the greatest wish of all... is one that brings us together. the lincoln wish list event is here. sign and drive off in a new lincoln with $0 down, $0 due at signing, and a complimentary first months payment. only at your lincoln dealer. and a complimentary first mont...

Hes going to last through the weekend. meaning? >> well, its a political problem. its an appearance problem. i assume in the ranks of doj, its an incredible morale problem. you know, this is bringing in somebody at the top who appears to have a very serious conflict of interest. and by all other standards before this time, thats the wrong person for that job. thats what jeff sessions realized on day one which led him to recuse himself. whitaker should recuse himself at the very least, not commit...

Against the department of justice now has standing, an injury to claim that the department of justice is not in the proper lawful hands. >> the question is though, and ive heard people say, wonder if hes going to last through the weekend. meaning. >> well, its a political problem. its an appearance problem. i assume in the ranks of doj, its an incredible morale problem. you know, this is bringing in somebody at the top who appears to have a very serious conflict of interest. and by all other sta...

Instance, dni cotes? >> i got give credit to dni coates because he did stand up ft. for the u.s. intelligence community, the men and women who are working in very austere locations, risks their own lives, risks lives of the amts they are trying to recruit and protect and doing the hardest job we ask of american professionals. if the dni was not going stand up for them today, he would have a huge morale problem with the commander in chief driving a dagger through the heart of the u.s. with former...

Not going share this beyond just us? >> unbelievable turn of events. jeremy it was your former boss leon panetta i was quoting at the top of the broadcast when he said this may be the worst day in the history of the american presidency. do you expect resignation for starters and interest -- for instance, dni cotes? >> i got give credit to dni coates because he did stand up ft. for the u.s. intelligence community, the men and women who are working in very austere locations, risks their own lives,...

Us? >> unbelievable turn of events. jeremy it was your former boss leon panetta i was quoting at the top of the broadcast when he said this may be the worst day in the history of the american presidency. do you expect resignation for starters and interest -- for instance, dni cotes? >> i got give credit to dni coates because he did stand up ft. for the u.s. intelligence community, the men and women who are working in very austere locations, risks their own lives, risks lives of the amts they are...

Department that is full of unfilled senior positions including ambassador ships in crucial locations around the world. take a listen to pompeo addressing his new team yesterday. >> i talked about getting back our swagger and ill fill in what i mean by that, but its important. the united states diplomatic corps needs to be in every corner and every stretch of the world executing missions on behalf of this country and it is my humble, noble undertaking to help you achieve that. >> our global affai...

Economic section toiling, doing great work on behalf of america. >> pompeo also promised to spend some time away from the seventh floor. that is where his office and the senior executive offices here are at the state department. he says he wants to get to know the employees here. he also says that president trump is going to come to the building tomorrow. he is going to conduct secretary pompeo ceremonial swearing in and notes its the first time that the president will be here at the state depar...

Do. at the same time, his retirement to sending a message to some republicans of a morale problem. weve heard from some members that it is disheartening to have your leader step down so early in the term going into such a contentious election. it said in a mood here which is not very good for republicans. arthel: so kevin mccarthy becomes the next speaker, will things be different or more of the same? also, would he hear about house majority whip steve scalise as a potential successor? >> steve ...

And of managing the foreign service as well. something you and i talked about a lot in our meeting was your management approach. and i told you i thought that our morale problem at the state department was real and we needed a fresh start there. i enjoyed working with secretary tillerson. i think his lack of appointees being confirmed by this body was one of the problems. but for whatever the reasons, theres a morale problem. and im not going to ask you to repeat what you said to me in private. ...