republican who doesn't want to speak publicly, but willing to say that privately to send a message that this is too much chaos all at once. >> similarly, i spoke to a gop congressman earlier, who used the expression ""f"-ing distraught" and the president's decision to leave syria. i want to remind viewers, these names that are scrolling on the screen, all the people that left the trump administration over the last several months. the question now, jim, as you've been covering that building for some time, who, if anyone, can backing the president on mattis' departure here? who is defending him? >> reporter: nobody really at this point, jim. the only person that i suppose may not be against this at this point, and it's only because it hasn't been expressed is the vice president mike pence. he's been a very loyal soldier