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The defense contractors were like, hey, i'm supposed to be getting paid here, how come this isn't happening? and we called up dod and asked and they were like, yeah, well we just stopped it. well, why? can't really tell you that. which led to this whole effort go and eventually people found out why. they found out because it was the president's personal decision and here was why. >> do you remember when that was when you said why is that money being held up? >> it was sometime around the july into early august time frame and then a very aggressive lobbying campaign started to free up that mone...

Talk about that case and sort of the other. >> it's beyond that. the president, the way he's micromanaging is the wrong word. the way he is threatening and pushing -- >> it's not management. >> the government doesn't work for donald trump, they work for the american people, just like believe it or not the, people on my staff don't work for me. we all work for the people in this country and i have a role in that. but we always have to put the country first. the president's made it clear that he doesn't really view it that way. it's about him. you know, go all the way back to comey, you know. i ...

Base to make sure he and his family are safe. what are you hearing and what are your concerns? >> the concerns are broad. the trump administration has reacted to anyone who says something they don't like and attack their character, i attack their personality. and we want to make sure that all civil servants, dod and elsewhere are protected if they're telling the truth, doing their job, we ought to protect them. certainly it's important for lieutenant colonel vindman, but it's important for the entire government to know that you can do your job and not be punished by the president. it undermine...

People left in the entire gen p administration that really wants a wall, and his instinct about o this is always right. he has the best political instinct on most of the substance, congress hasn't caught up with him. p >> dod can go back and reprograh these funds. they can tell general mattis are going to do it, go back, and they can refight this in congress. >> laura: i think they should. >> there is a notion he won't have to go back to congress, and to my knowledge, you have to. >> laura: colonel waltz, congress has said they won't do anything for the rest of the year until, i guess, the nex...

One of the grandest honors to bestow all of our veterans and that is this parade down the canyon of heroes. >> joining us for the interview senator charles schumer of new york. senator, thank you for being here. appreciate it. >> good evening. >> we have talked about the issue a long time. >> you are one of the prime people who pushed this to happen. it's great. >> it has been an interesting conundrum to me that we didn't do something to mark the end of the iraq war in this country. >> they did try. there were two councilmen from staten island who called for this. they needed the city's cooper...