much from the pentagon. >> retired admiral john kirby, former pentagon press secretary and state department spokesperson. vice president and distinguished scholar at the woodrow wilson international center. god see you both. admiral, you first. you know your reaction to the president naming patrick shanahan as the secretary to start january one instead of february 28th when he wanted the last day to be. >> i'm not totally surprised. clearly he was irked by the reaction of mattis's resignation letter and this is a way like a seinfeld episode. you can't quit, i'm firing you. he is familiar with the building and worked well inside all the services that are represented in