Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20161121:16:41:00
Colonel, i want to start with the issue of secretary of defense. donald trump has been saying very nice things about retired marine general james mattis who ran central command. trump called him a general's general. he garners wide respect from within the military, in particular marines who i worked with over the years say james mattis is the real deal. your take? >> well, he is the real deal. he's a marine's marine. he's an accomplished combat commander with combat tours as a general officer in both afghanistan and iraq. he has experience at the highest levels of the military, as commander of...