i just not that that might be sacred. when i listened to this woman and what she was saying and what she was doing on tv, the only thing i could do to collect my go walk amongo the finest men and women on this earth. and you can always find them, because they are in arlington national cemetery. i went over there for an hour and a half. i walked among the stones, some of whom i've put there because they were doing what i told them to do and they were killed. i will end with this. rather, of-- april, 2015, i was still on active duty and i went to the dedication of the new fbi field office in miami. two menwas dedicated to who were killed in a firefight in miami against drug traffickers in 1986. duke.named grogan and

when he was killed. intoew what he was getting by joining, that one present. he knew what the possibilities were because we are at war. and when he died, and in the four cases we were talking about, when he died, he was surrounded by the best men on earth, his friends. that is what the president tried to say to four families the other day. -- when i camene to work yesterday and brokenhearted when i saw what congress was doing. he listened in on a phone call from the president to a young wife. he was trying to express his opinion. he is a brave man. a fallen hero. he knew what he was getting himself into because he enlisted.

attack in niger. >> good afternoon. as you all saw, earlier today, the president met with the governor of puerto rico this morning to discuss the ongoing hurricane recovery efforts. the administration is working tirelessly to help our fellow citizens recover and rebuild and we will stand with them throughout the process. it has been a while since i've had the opportunity to share a letter tom -- share a the president. this one is from mckenzie from dalton, georgia. she is seven years old and she is in the second great. she wrote, dear president trump, i'm writing to tell you how much i appreciate all that you are doing. i voted for you in my school election. d.c. ons bringing me to spring break this year and i am very excited. i cannot wait to see everything. i am most excited to see the white house. why mom says we have to write someone to ask if we can come in and i hope we can. i know you are a busy man that if you could meet me or if i could at least see your office, it would make...

if he did not get along with his parents, he would select a sibling. the point is, a phone call is made to the next of kin, only if the next of kin agrees to take the phone call. sometimes they do not. a pre-call was made. asking if they would accept the call. typically, they accept the call. so, he called four people yesterday to express his condolences and the best way that he could. and he said to me, what do i say? sir, there is nothing you can do to lighten the burden on these families. but let me tell you what i told him. let me tell you what my best me who joe dunford told was my casualty officer. he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed.

of whom i've put there because they were doing what i told them to do and they were killed. i will end with this. rather, of-- april, 2015, i was still on active duty and i went to the dedication of the new fbi field office in miami. two menwas dedicated to who were killed in a firefight in miami against drug traffickers in 1986. duke.named grogan and grogan was almost retired. but anyway, they got into a gunfight and were killed. three other fbi agents were there and were wounded. omey gave a and jim c brilliant speech to those fallen men and to all of the men and ourn in the fbi that serve country so well. there were family members there. wereof the children that there were only three years old are four years old when their dads were killed on that street in miami dade. three of them and that survived the fight were there and gave a rendition of how brave those men were in giving their lives. stood up andswoman in the long tradition of empty barrels making the most noise, stood up...

enlisted. there is no reason to enlist. but he was where he wanted to be. exactly where he wanted to be with the people he wanted to be with when his life was taken. that was the message. that was the message that was transmitted. that a member of congress would have listened in on that conversation. absolutely stuns me. and i thought -- at least that was sacred. growing up, aid lot of things were secret in our country. women were secret. and looked upon with great honor. that is not the case anymore as we have seen in recent cases. life was sacred. that is gone. religion, that seems to be gone as well. , i think thatly's left during the convention this summer. i just thought, the selfless devotion that brings a man or a woman to die on the battlefield, i just not that that might be