heard that, mark? >> doesn't sound very american to me, right? the idea that you can't question authority. that's the whole premise of what our country was built upon, was the idea that you had freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and of course our government is et up in a way as well, you know, where we have the military separated from the civilian government. a couple of other things to note, and we've seen this before in the white house. they seem to tie everything to patriotism. it's not patriotic if you kneel down if you're an nfl player during the anthem. it's not patriotic if you question a four-star retired general. that in itself is wrong. i think we're making a mistake and i liked to hear what you said at the top when you described him as chief of staff kelly. he is no longer an active duty general. his job is a political appointee and he is the chief of staff. he should be questioned. and i leave it at this, back in 1783, these are very wise words from a man we all know well, the freedom of speech may be taken away and dumb and silent we may