and i think he's a competent man. but, again, he's in a situation that is impossible. and one of the things that we have seen about donald trump is that he ends up humiliating and diminishing everybody around him. it doesn't matter. anybody within his orbit leaves that orbit a reduced human being. and i'm afraid it's going to happen to general kelly too. and by the way, i do think that republicans -- there is a kind of resignation now within the republican party. they've been in this delusional world thinking that at some point they would be able to keep donald trump on track. and i think that they've finally figured out much after they should have that that is an impossible task. and general kelly, no matter how impressive he is, isn't going to be able to do what's impossible. >> chris whipple, in your study of the history of this job, it has only grown increasingly complex over time because governing has grown increasingly complex, and the range of