where this is the distraction from the president's alleged comments on race. it's a pretty dangerous distraction. and it's more than a drakz, it's trying to create a climate of fear among president trump's opponents by revoking clearances and insinuating things about the people whose clearances are being revoked. it's kind of freezing discussion. it could freeze discussion among very important experts in this country. about events, simply because they know the president might go after them. it is a distraction, but its implications are much more than that. >> walter, i think as the reporting is from the "washington post," to hold these to use for optimum timing and distract from major stories, does that not hallow out the central argument for revoking security clearances if they