host: in their reaction, leo shane -- any reaction, leo shane ? guest: i did not catch the beginning of his comments. there are some things the president can run on and be proud of but it has been a controversial four years, and a lot of the claims he has made on veterans have not been true. he has expanded care but on the campaign trail he said he came up with the idea of veterans choice. at that is not true. there are decades of experience of veterans going to private sector care for their health care. they have been trying to pass years,r 40 years, 50 those numbers seem to be nonsense. they seem to be numbers he is pulling out of the air. there have been folks within the administration and within veterans affairs who have tried to justify the timelines he puts on these things but it is difficult to figure out if there is any real figure behind there. host: next is galena park, texas. go ahead. caller: thank you for having me on. mr. shane, i wanted to say a comment and decor -- a question. fired mark esper primarily because of disagreements. qu

host: in their reaction, leo shane -- any reaction, leo shane ?i did not catch the beginning of his comments. there are some things the president can run on and be proud of but it has been a controversial four years, and a lot of the claims he has made on veterans have not been true. he has expanded care but on the campaign trail he said he came up with the idea of veterans choice. at that is not true. there are decades of experience of veterans going to private sector care for their health care. they have been trying to pass years,r 40 years, 50 those numbers seem to be nonsense. they seem to be numbers he is pulling out of the air. there have been folks within the administration and within veterans affairs who have tried to justify the timelines he puts on these things but it is difficult to figure out if there is any real figure behind there. host: next is galena park, texas. go ahead. caller: thank you for having me on. mr. shane, i wanted to say a comment and decor -- a question. fired mark esper primarily because of disagreements. question i

on veterans day, leo shane of military times will talk about issues affecting veterans and the falloutrom defense secretary mark esper's termination. watch c-span's's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts, and tweets. >> today is veterans day. president donald trump will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. watch live beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> next up --

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on veterans day, leo shane of military times will talk about issues affecting veterans and the fallout from defense secretary mark esper's termination. watch c-span's's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts, and tweets. >> today is veterans day. president donald trump will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. watch live beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> next up -- karen hult, a science professor at virginia tech. she's also a member of the white house transition project advisory board. thanks for being with us on washington journal. karen: good to be here. host: the white house transition project, tell us about it. this is a nonpartisan, nonprofit entity. it is staffed by political science professors and others around the united states. 1990's for thehe white house interview program. they were trying to develop some institutional memory by talking to people that had

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day and it 8:45, leo shane discusses the fallout from the defense secretary's firing. ♪ a week ago thisning, the results of the 2020 election were unknown. by saturday morning, joe biden had garnered enough electoral votes, and was declared the winner. president trump and his republican allies have been contesting that, but states are standing by the results, and legal efforts so far have yielded no change in votes. good morning. it is veterans day, november 11, 2020. this is washington journal. we will talk about the continuing standoff in this first hour.

and then on veterans day, leo shane of military ties will talk about issues affecting veterans and thelout from mark esper's termination. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning, and be sure to join the discussion with phone calls, they spoke comments, texts, and tweets. ♪ >> announced an executive order advising people in his state to stay home. the announcement came after the state saw a surge positive coronavirus cases. wisconsin has seen more than ths,000 cases and 2400 dea since march. governor evers: good evening, wisconsin. governor tony evers here. thank you for tuning in tonight. i know i don't have to tell you that this year has been one of many, many major challenges. a global pandemic, coupled with economic uncertainty and another election season has shaken our empathy and compassion for one another. are optimism has been battered, resilience strained, and character tested. now, as we put the election behind us, we are called upon to remember the things that unite us, and that includes the struggles that we share. we m

leo shane of military times will talk about issues affecting veterans and the fallout from mark esper's termination. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook, -- facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> wednesday is veterans day. president trump will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. watch live beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span come online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> watch american history tv in primetime on veterans day starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. military historian patrick o'donnell on his book "the unknowns: the untold story of america's unknown soldier and world war i's most decorated heroes who brought him home." 9:00eal america films, at p.m. eastern the 1977 film "african americans in world war ii: a legacy of patriotism and valor." then, the 1945 film "the americane." watch history tv wednesday, veterans day, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three. president derrick johnson spoke on the election results and afri