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>> and he has no management experience -- >> none. >> -- whatsoever. the inspector general report that came out says the command climate under him was terrible, was terrible. and so that has to be concerning to veterans. i think what's different here, this president was elected kind of to change things up, right? to drain the swamp and to be a bull in a china shop of washington. i think people are willing to accept -- maybe people supporting trump, anyway, hey, you're going to put somebody like scott pruitt who is undermining the mission of the agency. ben carson cutting holes in the safety ne...

Really that maybe leadership should answer for. but i also think it's important, brooke, and again those surveys paint a very dark picture aboard the ship, and hats on for writing the pieces, but we shouldn't extrapolate from one to entire fleet. they have had some problems but made some leadership problems. and shiloh should be wrapped under that. but the command climate we should be careful before we draw any threads between that and what's going on fleet wide. >> certainly. i've been on a ship in the persian gulf, i saw it firsthand, all about leadership. go ahead, jeff. last thought. >> i ...

Wednesday. >> most importantly the rank-and-file of the fbi had lost confidence of their director. i've heard from countless members of the fbi that are grateful and thankful for the president's decision. >> mean mile james clapper, who we presume knows some photos in that agency, told andrea mitchell essentially the opposite on friday. >> i can attest -- it's always difficult to assess the morale, but from my vantage, and i think i'm pretty good in assessing command climate as we soo say in the military, the morale was very high, and i witnessed the very high esteem and respect that people in...

"virginiian pilot" crew members complained with you they never moved the navy to do anything until the story and videos came out. after dismissing the video on friday and with the uproar building the navy released a new statement saying in part, the videos, quote, were not acceptable then and are still not acceptable in today's navy and the navy does not endorse or condone these actions. captain's honor's command is in doubt. he was both a highly regarded f-14 pilot and reportedly a well-liked xo. a lot of former ship mates have been praising him as a great guy. some of those same people add, ...

I was proud one year ago to support him for the afghanistan command, and i think it's worth noting his strong leadership and the foundation he has laid for future success there. but i cannot excuse his lack of judgment with respect to the "rolling stone" article or a command climate he evidently permitted that was at best disrespectful of civilian authority. we do not have that luxury, those of us in uniform. we do not have the right, nor should we ever assume the prerogative, to cast doubt upon the ability or mock the motives of our civilian leaders. elected or appointed. we are and must rema...