this was three weeks from when he was inaugurated and became president of the united states. he said specifically there are tremendous threats to our country. we will not allow that to happen. listen to what clapper, general clapper, told jim schudo. >> we in the nic -- >> does a ban like this, does if damage u.s. image, but also counter terror partnership? >> yes. i do worry about those countries in question, with whom we do deal and who are reliable partners. >> until three weeks ago he was the director of national intelligence for about six years. privy to the most sensitive intelligence information, most highly classified. he offers a pretty different assessment than what president