on the ground in afghanistan after 9/11. mattis commanded the first marine division following the invasion of iraq in 2003. bottom line, leland, nobody knows the face of combat like secretary jim mattis. not many understand their sacrifice. he will be planning the strategy for not just afghanistan but all combat operations moving forward. >> leland: we'll see how the trump doctrine evolved. thank you. molly has more. >> molly: president trump back from his first foreign trip returning to mull tich many plit kl head cakes in washington, the "washington post" report that his son-in-law and top advisor, jared tusher in, talked with the russians last december about setting up a secret backchannel communication. this amid ongoing investigations that the president may be considering a white house staff shakeup. let's bring in james freeman, assistant editor at the "wall street journal." he's also a fox news contributor. thanks for being here.