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Mattis tonight is leaving. that is what has happened. wolf? >> is it safe to say, barbara, that hes quit in protest? >> reporter: well, i dont see how you can come to any other conclusion at this hour, wolf, because i go back to what he has said here. now i think mattis will pubically probably not at any time soon pubically criticize the president because he will feel that he must maintain the ability of the next secretary of defense to show a strong u.s. security face to the world, but lets go ...

Leave the administration or be fired the way we saw with mcmaster or tillerson or the falling out of the relationship with john kelly, some of the other potential guardrails. this, we havent seen yet. this is somebody inside the administration standing up to the president and not burying his head in the sand anymore in any way and saying, you are going on the wrong direction here and i cant serve you and i have to go. and when you read this letter, wolf, you see -- on three or four occasions, he...

The name of national defense for us to come together. i have worked closely with senator graham on many issues of national security around the globe on the armed services committee and elsewhere and i think theres an opportunity for us to come together. >> well see who the president nominates to become the next secretary of defense. that secretary of defense nominee is going to have to be confirmed by your armed services committee. senator, thanks as usual for joining us. lets bring in our pan...

America like no one else. he will have a military power second to none. he will kill terrorists whenever and wherever he has to. but hes also going to be sophisticated and intelligent and smart about it. hes not going to have us in foreign conflicts like syria generation after generation instead of protecting this country. and you want to talk about protecting this country. >> all right. hold on a second. steven, hold on. lets talk about that. i want to talk about that. i want to talk about this...

Right now to come up with a compromise before midnight tomorrow night? >> the democrats, all they need to do is support border security and the government will be funded. >> the democrats -- stephen, the democrats support border security. they dont support $5 billion for a wall. >> could you identify, wolf, for me some of the border security they support? >> they all support border security. >> like what? they voted against case law. they voted against ending sanctuary cities. they voted against...

Billion in the legislation between now and tomorrow night? >> well see what happens, wolf. but i believe that hopefully some democrats will come to their senses and support mainstream -- >> but are you open to a compromise that doesnt include the $5 billion? >> we want a bill that keeps america safe. the presidents been clear about that and in his remarking today at the signing ceremony for the foreign bill. im not going to negotiate with you on air. the house is going to pass a bill and send it...

Fund border security, it cant keep america safe. in other words -- >> is another month or two going to make much of a difference? >> you know what? it makes a difference to the people that get killed by illegal immigrants who are drinking and drifing or get assaulted by gang members that come across the border or who lose their jobs to illegal competition. it makes a difference to all of them, wolf. >> im just saying. you got a couple months, at least keep the government going, begin to negotiat...

You have had nikki haley, who was very popular at the united nations, general joe dunford, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, hes retiring but theres more turnover. you have gina haspel taking over for secretary pompeo at the cia when he came over to the state department. by all accounts, shes doing well, but theres so much turmoil, so much unpredictability in this administration, wolf, and i think its just jittering allies around the world. theyre very not only concerned about the presi...

Day. its almost whack-a-mole here at the white house. can they keep up with all of these problems that seem to be cropping up on a down slope. the continues resolution if it had been passed in the house today. and government shutdown would have been averted. now we are staring at the possibility of a government shutdown in the next day or so. for a wall or steel slats as he described it early this afternoon. the administration has not given us a whole lot of guidance as to what a steel slat wall...

About the trump administration right now, the way this is all unfolding, coming on the same day that it looks like there could be a government shutdown at midnight tomorrow night. >> two points, wolf. one, the spotlight hpresident h problem. after he had that trouble filling the chief of staff job, now he has one of the people who could really be called the best and brightest in his cabinet resigning and saying in that letter, in that six paragraphs, as everyone has said, as admiral c kirby said...