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Talking ability. in a handwritten encryption that read "good chirps, take it easy on me next time." i like that. give a little credit to the fan. >> give a little shoutout to your fans sometimes. still ahead, democrats have officially taken over the house and they have a lot on their plate already. we're going to take a look at what's on the agenda for the new congress. plus, new reporting that president trump is considering jim webb, a former democratic senator and reagan era secretary of the navy for the next secretary of defense. navy for t secretary of defense you've tried moisturizer ...

President's base? >> well, that's a good question. i think they would focus on senator webb's background. he used to be a republican. obviously he served in the reagan administration. as you just highlighted, his views on a lot of key topics with regard to foreign policy and defense align with president trump's. it could also be a way, if the white house were to pursue this potential nomination, for the administration to reach out a little bit to the center, to reach out to democrats in an era of divided government and say, look, we're going to follow what used to be a tradition of having one ...

To align closely with some of trump's current positions, including being against the iraq war, being against the iran nuclear deal, and wanting to aggressively confront china. the white house has declined to comment on the report. joining us now former nato supreme allied commander, retired four star navy admiral, james, stavridis. >> so what is your opinion on the former secretary of the navy becoming the president cease sec def. >> what we need, joe, and you know this, is somebody who will stand up to the president. jim webb is somebody i have known for a couple of decades. i worked on his s...

Which enemy are you most proud of? . >> i would have to say the enemy soldier that threw the grenade that wounded me but he's not around right now to talk to. >> okay. >> that was jim webb during the 2016 presidential campaign. now "the new york times" reports that donald trump is considering the former senator to be the next secretary of defense according to three officials. webb, a naval academy graduate served as president reagan's assistant secretary of defense from 1994 to 1987 before becoming the secretary of navy. he later switched political parties and won a senate seat as a democrat i...

Of the 2016 democratic presidential field very early on. several of his views also appeared to align closely with some of trump's current positions including being against the iraq war, being against the iran nuclear deal and wanting to aggressively confront china. a senior defense department official tells the times that webb's name has been circulating in the white house. a separate official said that members of mike pence and mick mulvaney's teams have reached out to webb. however, the paper notes it is uncheer as to h unclear how seriously he is being considered. the white house has declin...