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Obviously that is devastating news to our national security and to the pentagon. >> reporter: as for mattiss potential replacement, finding someone for the job on the same page as the president could be difficult. >> there are talented individuals that will come forward. the essence of the question is are they going to want to raise their hand and say, "yeah, ill take the job." one the surprises has been from u.s. forces deployed in afghanistan and syria. i want to share one of them, wolf. it ge...

Week is him trying to check off the campaign promises before the end of the year from syria to afghanistan to this wall. two-thirds of his base are in favor of the wall. i think he is thinking about 2020 here. how can he go back out on the campaign trail and tell his base, you know, actually this wall that i built my whole campaign on, we didnt get it, but well keep trying. so thats really what he is pushing for here. >> wolf, on the same day we are having this important debate, it is hard not t...

In which he references specifically my views on treating allies with respect and being clear-eyed about malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held. that is an incredible rebuke. >> absolutely. and just a minor aside, i thought it was very telling that the last sentence is he writes, it was an honor to serve the nation and not to -- he did not mention serving this president. i take a different tack on whats going on, and you know, look, everything is bad. this is not a good thing, ...

>> josh, good morning. >> this is a rebuke of president trumps overall world view which is to shift america away from the role of leader and promoter of the international world order since we led since world war ii. there is something political going on here. the relationship with secretary mattis and the white house has been fraying for months. jim mattis was looking for a way out. this probably was the straw that broke the camels back. it also gave him an opportunity to get out on his own term...

Throughout the world would be on steroids. >> what would happen if president trump decides to pull everybody out tomorrow? >> you need to ask that question to our military leadership. ive asked that question. and they gave me a very blunt answer. this place would fall apart. we could, if we make the same decision we did in iraq, leave too soon, set in motion chaos that would make iraq look like a walk in the park and i think one of the most likely outcomes would be a second 9/11 coming our way. ...

Fear of a lot of people, is that well end up with an echo chamber for the president. who does not like dissent, apparently. he wants complete compliance. and that is not a good -- not a healthy thing. and i think jim, of course, provided, who has a completely different set of values and different world view, provided that contrarian view, which is extremely important. and i fear that, yes, there are a lot of great people, but im not sure who would want to take this on unless theyre going to be a...

Defense secretary james mattis, once described as one of the three people keeping the u.s. from plunging into full chaos. now it appears that president trumps decision to withdraw troops from syria and possibly afghanistan was mattis breaking point. we go live to the pentagon where mattis is actually at work today, certainly not business as usual. ryan has agreed to stay on until the end of february. it shouldnt be surprising hes at work but this resignation letter was a complete rebuke of the p...

When the president lashed out, calling the judge in the california court an obama judge. well, that triggered a rare public rebuke from the chief justice, john roberts. he said this in a statement at the time. he said, we do not have obama judges or trump judges, bush judges or clinton judges. what we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them. that independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for. it...

The nasdaq below its lowest point in august. flirting with bare market territory. then came 5:21 p.m. eastern, the gut punch, the real wall, the man who stood between the president and his petulence went to the white house and said to the president, you have to listen to me, you cant do that. he was unable. in that moment, he decided. this is as good as it gets. he left, he put out a scathing letter a total rebuke of the presidents world view saying, my views on treating allies with respect and ...

Different. shockingly so. a career military man revered by troops and respected by peers could no longer stand by the side of the commander in chief. he said so in a rebuke over president trumps decision to pull troops out of syria. jeremy diamond is joining me now with more on the inside story of how that relationship fell apart. jeremy, everyone can remember trump could not say enough good things about mattis when he was nominated and early on. what happened? >> it was mad dog mattis. the pres...