diplomats. russia uncharacteristically, did not respond in kind. and president trump said very smart move by vladimir putin. were you surprised how that unfolded? >> i was. you could make a cause and effect if you have a conspiracy theory. we don't know what was in that conversation. but throwing out 30, 35 diplomats, seemed like an overreaction. and for the russians not doing that, it looked like vladimir putin was taking the high road. he is not known for taking the high road. what was the substance of that conversation? hopefully we'll find out in the investigations what was said. and did flynn cross that line? >> just, finally, replacements, who leaps to your mind? general petraeus has been