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Didnt. >> impossible to imagine that any general in the country would say any such thing. >> he has no obligation to say something thats truthful. and respectful of his predecessors and respectful of the very difficult task presidents have of talking to families. instead of -- he could have given a nice answer that would have reassured americans. instead, he turns it into this ridiculous drive by attack on president obama. >> thanks very much so all of you. trump calls his tax plan a miracle. ...

I have also written letters. so my predecessors havent made those phone calls. were not sort of, you know, each person has their own process, but i think the media sort of jumps and tried to create fake outrage similar to the fake news, and its -- >> just to be clear, just because hes made all this matter. today, they came out, just a couple hours ago and said he made the phone calls. yesterday when he was asked, he didnt mention anything about making phone calls. he mentioned letters. it all se...

He said that unlike some of his predecessors, he actually calls the families of fallen troops. heres what the president said. >> the traditional way, if you look at president obama and other presidents, most of them didnt make calls, a lot of them didnt make calls. i like to call when its appropriate, when i think im able to do it. they have made the ultimate sacrifice, so, generally, i would say that i like to call. >> so, jon, tonight, three former presidents teams are responding now? >> repor...

There for us. hi, john. >> good afternoon. ive known john kelly since the iraq war since 2003 when he was one of the marine commanders there. ive always known that he tells it look it is. weve had a couple of off-the-record sessions with him. i always found him to be frank and he was again today, particularly pushing back against this notion that was carried in several reports that he was frustrated to the point and that his relationship with the president had deteriorated to the point that he w...

Packed in ice again and flown to dover air force base where dover takes care of the remains, em balms them, meticulously dresses them in their uniform with the medals that theyve earned, the emblems of their service, and then puts them on another airplane linked up with the casualty officer escort that takes them home. >> the general continued again hoping to put an end to political conversations involving gold star families. their conversations the president started earlier this week. he was as...

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Niger in africa. in his answer he talked about how difficult it is for him when u.s. service members are killed in action, and he has to call their families. also noting incorrectly its something his predecessors didnt do. >> ive written them personal letters. theyve been sent for theyre going out tonight, but they were during the weekend. i will at some point during the period of time call the parents and the families, because i have done that traditionally. i felt very, very badly about that. ...

So, not stacking up well against his predecessors. we also asked how things are going in the country today. we see a drop here. in august, 53% of americans said things are going well in the country. now its down to 46%, alisyn. thats where we were in february after the first chaotic weeks of the trump administration. battles with mcconnell, trumps relationship with congressional republicans. 32% of americans approve the way he handles his relations with congressional republicans. 54% disapprove....

Europe. kano last chose. to kill him on had to build a support network among senior officials who would experience severe anger is children. too he would be much more difficult for him to build relationships with these people are going to be in for his predecessors. when youre going there was no real connection between him and the other leaders. ok the tones of power was divided among various factions and it was decided by intimidation and even violence . it was. you know i think that there prob...