cabinet but said, there are some people he's not so thrilled with. the president defended the high rated turnover in his administration saying, he's doing things differently and that at some point, other people will leave as well. he was asked specifically about jim mattis, here's what he said. >> i had lunch with him two days ago. i have a very good relationship with him. it could be that he is point i think he's sort of a democrat if you want to know the truth. but he's a good guy. we get along very well. he may leave. at some point, everybody leavespeople leave. that's washington . >>reporter: mattis has denied reports he was preparing to leave the administration as recently as last month. today, spokesman for the pentagon issued a statement saying, secretary matters is laser focused on doing his job. entering the u.s. military remains the most lethal force