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Us domestically like chaos. >> you're right, chris, i was just in paris and in paris i was meeting with germans, french, british, belgians, and i got to tell you, the degree of concern in their minds about where america is going, where it's headed, who it's being led by, what its policies are is as deep as i've seen it in some 45 years of working with european allies. it's serious. >> what does it mean as -- the national security council is in some ways for people inside the government so central and so important. to people outside the government it seems obscure. what does it mean for america...

You actually have been forced to learn some things that are going to be essential to your job. and it's a pretty unique situation. this is the biggest business in the world. and we don't even make decisions timely. we're still working on last october 1st's spending billings. there are things that have to be changed and some of them you'll be in a position to do. i've been impressed with the knowledge you've already shown with this committee on different things that most of us have never had any experience with. very impressive. now, i'll cover a couple of specific things here. i think the inte...

Learn some things that are going to be essential to your job. and it's a pretty unique situation. this is the biggest business in the world and we don't even make decisions timely. we're still working on last october 1st's spending bills. there are a lot of things around here that have to change and some of them you're going to be in a position to do and i've been really impressed with the knowledge that you've already shown with this committee on different things that most of us have never had any experience with. very impressive. now, i'll cover a couple of specific things here because i thi...

This stuff? >> he drained a swamp with alligators and replaced it with equally dangerous snakes. we have the billionaire corps, we have people placed in charge of agencies that they don't believe in the basic core function of the agency, and we've got people who have been connected in politics for years and years. we've got operatives. no, he hasn't drained the swamp at all. if anything, he's just exchanged the dangerous creatures in the swamp. yeah, i think his base and his supporters will give him a little leeway. but i think it must have sent a shiver up everybody's spine who voted for dona...

>> from yabbly to poachable. but the name was just the start. they actually changed the entire company. they shifted from providing a service and product for consumers, to job hunters. >> it allows employed people to explore new opportunities without revealing their identity. >> shifting the business or pivoting from consumer advice to job hunting, was a huge change. but it's not as random as it seems, because the core function connecting people with common interests, is still the focus. >> a pivot is some fundamental assumption about the business is wrong. but, we're going to repurpose some o...