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So again, secretary mattis, defense intellectual, long-term view. i think he was finally on ground he couldn't support. >> where -- give us a sense -- he was popular with the rank and file. i know secretary mattis was. what kind of morale problem we might have in the pentagon and in the military ranks? >> well, look, there is a tremendous structure of discipline and obedience built into the senior military officers. they won't in any way lose focus on what their priorities have to be. on the other hand, i think by enlarge, particularly in the ground combat units that are deployed, this will be...

Cake shop. i think at the end of the day, the answer is probably he's a grandfather and he wanted to spend time with his kids and do this before the election and did he not want to sort of draw a vacancy at the courtney more than he had to in election skirmish. but i think probably at the end of the day he's 81 years old and he spent more than 30 years on that bench and he wanted to step down. >> and he's also a republican. he made his name as an -- as an aide to ronald reagan in sacramento when ronald reagan was governor. he was a friend and a protege of ed win niese who promoted him to the n...

Deference and esteem reserved for the closest allies and those nations that share our values and sacrificed along us for decades are being treated with contempt. this is the antithesis of so-called principaled realism and a sure path to diminishing america's leadership in the world. very strong words from senator john mccain blasting the statement from the president. >> and sarah mccain is one of the vocal critics against vladimir putin and moscow and to jeffrey's point that the republicans in congress by enlarge have been willing to give this president a pass and that includes on his posture ...

Together and passed a bill but we also felt that if you look at the concealed carry population, these are people by enlarge who are helping us stop crimes. these are people who are well trained, who go out there and help prevent crimes. so i would hope that is not immediately dismissed because there is a lot of talk. just putting that on the side. >> what do you think -- you know i'm your biggest fab in the whole world. i think that maybe that bill will some day pass but it should pass as a separate. if you are going to put concealed carry between state news this bill, we're talking about a wh...

To have a little bit more diversity on these issues, today by enlarge are all supportive of background checks. 90% of americans support background and 90% of congress and only 5% of republicans support background checks and that tells you where the problem is. >> connecticut senator chris murphy. thank you for being here and talking to us about this. we appreciate it. >> thanks for focusing on this today. >> and throughout the day we've been speaking to the survivors of the latest school shooting. whether they are students, teachers or parents, they've been open about what they saw yesterday a...