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Defeated there. well, thats likely news to the estimated 30,000 members of isis in syria and iraq currently. the announcement is a reversal from the administrations promise in september to remain in syria until there is a, quote, enduring defeat of isis. its also a reversal which has seen a historic first, a defense secretary resigning in protest. general james mattis letter informing the president read in part, "my views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malig...

And the border wall fence, what is your take. >> reporter: donald trump has been beating the drum consistently but consistency isnt something we see a lot of in politics but looking at this past week, was this a good week for america? is this type of leadership style good for america when you have on the border wall specifically the majority of americans saying they are not in support of building the border wall when you had in the midterm elections a significant rebuke of donald trumps policies...

I know you and your background. you served in the military. youre on the armed services committee. how do you respond to the resignation this week and reprimanding the president as he resigned of the secretary of defense and the other generals that have left this administration? what does that say to you as a military man and a member of armed services committee? >> i certainly have a lot of concerns. that resignation by secretary mattis was a clear rebuke of president trumps world view. or quit...

Soop, secretary mattis and chief of staff kelly are those people that help separate our country from chaos. >> welcome back to "hardball." those were candid remarks by retiring senator bob corker of tennessee about the voices of restraint inside the presidents cabinet. now tillerson is long gone, kelly is leaving this month. mattis resigned with a strong rebuke to the president. as the "new york times" put it, mattis resignation letter was the sharpest and most public protest in id the trumps ad...

Negotiation, they kept the vote open. at the end of the vote, it was apparent that there were only 46 votes for the wall. thats obviously fewer than a simple majority of 50. its far fewer than a super majority, a filibuster proof majority of 60. so both sides are dug in now. its sort of, again, a dreary ritual here in washington. everybody wants to look like theyre open to negotiation, the walking back and forth, the meetings in the capital, the photo ops, the departure shots and the lunch at th...

Departure. we start with the guardrail of the administration. he will leave at the end of february. he tendered his resignation the day after the president revealed his plans to withdrawal troops from syria. his departure shaking washington and creating uncertainty at the pentagon and at military bases around the world. >> mattis resignation is a rebuke to the presidents foreign policy views. mattis using his letter to promote the importance of u.s. alliance and unambiguous approach to russia an...

Nations of the world look to and say, you know, as long as he or she is there, were in pretty good shape. thats often the federal reserve chairman, you know, like a paul, people knew if there was a crisis, he could handle it better than anybody else. if there is a crisis, who do we look to for stability for judgment, for deliberation, the way we looked to jim mattis. >> so, you know, heres the thing, juliette. when you look at, you know, in the letter, the letter could not be more clear. it is p...

Extraordinary news day. im dave briggs. >> im alison kosik. it is the first day of winter. 5:00 a.m. in the east. >> it is pouring rain. >> 60 degrees in new york. >> the world is upside down. only fitting new york is too. a new secretary of defense. james mattis considered by many the guardrail of this administration will leave at the end of february. he tendered his resignation a day after the president revealed the plan to withdrawal u.s. troops from syria. his departure shaking washington ...

Now turning against the president, and i think feeding into the chaos a bit, because thats why he has walked back his earlier claims. i sat here last night saying we shouldnt chide him or shame him for so-called caving, because he did the responsible thing in terms of avoiding a government shutdown. and compromising on the wall. and then he gets attacked by fox news and ann coulter, and he changes course and is now willing to shut down the government over christmas. so i dont see any other way t...

You call this an astonishing rebuke of trumpism. >> it is. he makes clear he does not agree with the key tenants the president has espoused over the last two years, and these are things he campaigned on, and he made clear he was against extensive stays for the u.s., and nobody should be surprised, and mattis made clear, theres one president and its president trump and he himself does not feel like he can serve this administration anymore given the deep divisions between himself and the president...