Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20161207:08:44:00
The selection of general mattis, you have written favorably of this. i know for years you have been saying that the united states needs a -- sort of a war-time figure i believe is the term you used. >> yes, harkening back to the god father, i think general mattis is probably a middle of the road choice because he's got fans on both sides. i do believe that we need a stronger military bent in the secretary of defense. if you look at who we've had in the past, they tend to be managers and admin stlistratorst what we need right now is a leader. we need somebody with war-time experience because we...