why was he bragging about something like that? >> it's the long tenancy of the president to talk big and the difference between making a sale, frankly, and being president. and this presents a real problem for republicans. this is again where his tendency to brag, to over state things, to frankly not tell the truth. it's putting more and more pressure on republicans on the hill, particularly those who care about national security. that statement from senator bob corker, graham. this is a very serious issue for the republicans. this is terrorism, islamic state and national security and it's a republican president who's doing this. >> and when rex tillerson put out a statement disputing this report but a senior state department officials tell cnn that he didn't know about it. they learned about the statement from cnn and were left scrambling as the former state