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Your people, and you tell them what happened. and for 25 years there wasn't a problem. >> he was referring to -- he alleged was general pershing's behavior. >> okay. couple things, one, he says 25 years, he says 35 years in the tweet. that's the least of the problems with this though. historians, which, you know, i'm sure donald trump may not trust, but historians who fyi cover history and write about it say that there is very little evidence that it happened the way it did. that is concerning, though frankly, if you don't know that donald trump has a casual relationship with the truth at this...

Anecdote where he supposedly used bullets dipped in pigs blood to kill muslim terrorists. what is your reaction to the president spreading this kind of misinformation so soon after this latest terror attack? >> it's not helpful at all. in fact, it's just very odd for the president of the united states to be getting on twitter and spreading a myth about general pershing and one that has been debunked. especially to do it on the same day of the attack. it is behavior that charlottesville can't explain and i know millions of other americans have struggled to explain. >> the former national securi...

Certainly he may be -- he was a suspect at least. was he one of the perpetrators? that's a possibility. 12 people died along las ramblas with 15 in critical condition and another 65 in hospitals at 9:25 p.m. in barcelona where the transportation areas are shut down. i mentioned the president's tweets. just to put a button on this, the president sent out two different tweets. one with sympathy. similar to what general p pershring when caught. this has been completely debunked. general pershing has led it, buried the bodies of terrorists with pigs. just completely untrue. the long since debunked...

We've got the independence vote coming up. >> president trump followed up with this tweet. study what general peshing of the united states did. the president is recycling a largely debunked story which he made popular in the campaign about general john pershing. let's watch him in action. >> early in the century, last century, general pershing, did you ever hear? a rough guy. and they had a terrorism problem. he took 50 bullets and he dipped them pig's blood and he lined up the 50 people and they shot 49 of those people, and the 50th person, he said, you go back to your people and you tell the...

James mattis for secretary of defense. a background on him. he is somebody who is said to be a hawk. he said in the past that it's enjoyable at times to kill some people. to kill enemies at war. remember donald trump has been quite vocal about how he thinks our generals currently are n man enough. he often cited general pershing or patton as generals who would be too outspoken. he expressed his affinity for a general who is more outspoken and he would be along those lines. scott brown talking about how he wants the role of va and heading up the va, he said he put in the application and hopes d...