government. he didn't say to us what any of the things they had said but he's reflecting the concern of people who are in government right now trying to keep us safe. we might disagree with what they do and say sometimes but they work for president trump. >> and how does president trump recover a relationship like this with the national security community? likely he can't after he's done things like this. these people are people who could easily be in john brennan's position one day and they don't want this retribution back at them and so unusual. it's really hard to understate how unusual it is they're making this public statement of the president. we never see this from people of this -- in this position. certainly not cia directors and we have a collective group of them coming together signing a statement rebuking what president trump is doing. that is so incredibly unusual to have them come together. these are people who had the world's secrets, typically very quiet. they do not make a public criticism of the president but the fact they're so concerned about what president trump is doing, that they're all getting