leaving. a government shutdown is looming. a lot going on where you are right now. what's the latest? >> that's right. we should point out the president tweeted that secretary mattis is retiring. that's not the case if you look at this letter. this is almost a forced resignation or a resignation in protest. if you just listen to what lindsey graham has been saying over the last day or so, that secretary mattis was opposed to this move to pull u.s. forces out of syria. that much of the national security team was opposed to pulling u.s. forces out of syria. it sounds as though it was essentially enough is enough for secretary mattis and now he's going to leave the scene. but not only is the president potentially leaving washington tomorrow with this -- much of this city in chaos on the brink of a government shutdown, he has an administration dealing with chaos. because now he has an outgoing defense secretary. he has an attorney general that needs to be confirmed. he has an interior secretary that just stepped down the other