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Was elected on a platform of not wanting the united states to defend the entire world. not wanting to support never-ending, open-ended military commitments in the world and this is what i'm going to do. >> julie: there has been friction between mattis and the president. this is not new. when mattis came in there was a belief the president would respect his expertise considering he praised him for being such a seasoned veteran with experience and one that he respects. it seems along the line he started to not perhaps listen to mattis. i would imagine mattis urged him against this. i want you to...

That we learned today from the german foreign ministry, sources told us, as we asked for more details on this issue. so we're doing our homework and we're getting the facts on this and the american people need to know that. it is not just as if they are willy-nilly throwing money at russia instead of their joint military commitments. added to that, germany has been moving its military commitment up. it happens to be the second-biggest contributor to nato after the united states, and, as lang merkel has told the president and told everybody else, german troops, german military logistics, german...

Attack on one is an attack on all is a big deal. this is a demonstration for trump that, in fact, this is the best, most effective treaty organization in the history of the world. in the era of global politics, this is the best thing coming and going. and commemorating 9/11 and how nato responded in afghanistan, yes, obviously these countries won't make the kind of military commitments that the united states can because we're the united states. their message to president trump is pretty clear. this is the best thing we've got. as the west, as the anglos, as all these entities collected into on...

Domestic policy accomplishments to show after three months, but he can take credit for selecting a generally solid national security team and listening to its advice. traveling with mattis last week in the middle east, i had a chance to watch the delicate balancing act. what mattis and the other former commanders bring to trump's national security table perhaps paradoxically is a wariness of overly haste stay military commitments. >> david ignatius, despite donald trump's image in the press he actually ran somebody as commander-in-chief who would be restrained before using military force. so w...

Threat, at best, a potential friend. this is a view that contradicts the u.s. intelligence community and senior defense officials from both parties. he has also unsettled u.s. allies, by arguing that military commitments to nato and other treaty allies should be conditional. >> i've been called an angry general. i'll tell you what, i'm -- you know what? i'm not angry. what i am, what i am is i'm very determined to make sure that this country is ready for my children and my grandchildren. >> reporter: flynn's military record is impressive. as an intelligence officer, he is credited with helping...