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This disgusting ban will weaken our military. brian: joining us now to react is retired u.s. marine corps bomb technician johnioy jones. he lost both his legs in afghanistan. great to see you. i'm wondering what you thought of the president's tweet yesterday that launched this big debate. >> good morning. thanks for having me on. first of all, the question at hand is do transgender people have a place in our military. it's are we making this change based on social justice or social politics or are we making this change based on efficiency of the personnel in our military. that's where all of t...

Do phases because that's what the military is used to doing. and make that change and execute it in a way that creates a positive environment for everyone involved, to include the transgender people. that is not what the obama administration did. that was the 11th hour shot across the bough of social conservatism as an attempt to preserve some attempt of legacy of change and it didn't work. that's the problem at hand. steve: it sound like you were suggesting that president obama suggested this because it was political. but you mentioned a couple times efficiency with the military regarding thi...

Serving in these combat roles? >> i have no plan to oppose women in any aspect of our military. because the u.s. military is devoted to be in the top in its game in a competition where second place is last place, we should not simply be turning to the military because it's a very capable military, well led, it's now a national treasure, i'm the first to admit that but doesn't mean we should be turning to the military to answer all our concerns with relations with the world. >> let's go to barbara at the pentagon. a lot of that hearing was about russia, what did mattis say about putin and how d...

Then i'll look at it. but i'm not coming in looking for problems. i'm looking for ways to get the department so it's at the most lethal stance. and in that regard, it's all about military readiness. i'm looking for military readiness and what we can do in that regard. >> do you plan to oppose women serving in these combat roles? >> i have no plan to oppose women in any aspect of our military. in 2003 i had hundreds of marines who happened to be women serving in my 23,000-person marine division. and this is ten years before i retired. and i put them right into the front lines alongside everyone...

Recognizes what you have just said about the importance of those relationships? >> senator, i have had discussions with him on this issue. he has shown himself open, even to the point of asking more questions, going deeper into the issue about why i feel so str g strongly. he understands where i stand. >> do you plan to oppose women serving in these combat roles? >> i have no plan to oppose women in any aspect of our military. because the u.s. military is devoted to be in the top in its game in a competition where second place is last place, we should not simply be turning to the military beca...