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>> yeah. >> so, richard, the president says he consulted generals, yet as far as we know, many generals said they were blind-sided by this. what kind of potential legal protections could transgender troops have if indeed the president were able to order they no longer be able to serve? what kind of legal recourse could these troops take? >> well, fred, first of all it's just yet another blatant embarrassment this week by the white house. this tweet by the president filled with lies and more lies from this administration and a complete, utter disregard for the constitution -- the man's never re...

Now. this was a ridiculous tweet, obviously to divert attention from the russia investigation and from the devastation in the health care crisis this week. it has no basis in reality. it's just a tweet by the president. it's not an executive order. it's not an order. it's not in place. mattis was completely blindsided as was the other military. so the administration lied when they said the president received direction from the military. commission fred to show that the approximate transgenders in the military from the last year have had no adverse affect on troop readiness, have no adverse aff...

Have to deal with given that the commander in chief has come up with that. but under the constitution, fredricka, there is no basis for this proposed policy if it comes to that. and believe me, you're going to see more attorneys general joining in other military. and believe me, those who represent armed forces, the actual men and women in service, are going to be outraged and express their feelings. and that's a tough thing to do in the military, but you're going to see it. >> and richard, last word. >> yeah. this is about some 6,000 or 7,000 transgenders in the active military service since ...

Hit their head and they've just killed somebody. don't hit their head. i said you can take the hand away, okay? >> so these remarks come at a time when police face intense scrutiny over the use of excessive force. cnn correspondent polo sandoval is joining me from new york. there was seemingly applause, even laughter. what has been the reaction now officially from some police agencies about this? >> suffolk county, new york, too, fred. we were there yesterday and not long after the president wrapped up those remarks, the police department there issuing a statement that essentially distances it...

>> reporter: we've learned a lot of details in the past 24 hours. the resignation has been long coming and rumored for months but it came to a fever pitch this week with the new communications director making pretty serious allegation against reince priebus saying he was leaking information to reporters. and reince priebus was actually asked about this during his interview with wolf blitzer last night. it was his first interview since he resigned. so let's take a listen to what reince priebus had to say to wolf. >> are you the leaker in the white house? >> that's ridiculous. wolf, come on. giv...