we've also been told that former general petraeus and others, tom bossert, who is the national security expert on counterterrorism, are in the running or at least being looked at by the white house. >> andrea, with a request to you that you not move an inch because things are moving too fast, we want to bring in two more guests who have been very patient at the top of the hour in our broadcast studio. our very own ari velsi. and a veteran of the presidential campaigns of the bush campaign, among others, and you did some work for s christie, i know. what is this a chance for the trump administration to do? >> i think it's a chance to turn the page. this is obviously a distraction. this is something that kneeled to happen. it's a good thing it happened. my understanding is general kellogg is very well thought of in the white house and will have a lot of support there. i think it's a chance to move forward. but this is one of a dozen distractions going on right now, so getting rid of one distraction is a good thing, but learning from this lesson quick, decisive action, which i think this w