sense to me. i don't think we should change the system because of brennan. i think the idea of collaborating with people in prior administrations to keep us safe makes sense. but i can't imagine sharing anything with brennan given his hatred towards president trump. >> why do people who no longer work for the federal government still continue to have a security clearance? >> is this nakedly political, all people who have opposed the president in some political way not just on the national security front. >> politics happening in washington, d.c., i'm shocked. >> puerto rico brennan has demonstrated that that's not the case. he's been totally political. i think i called him a butt head and i meant it. >> those are the reviews on capitol hill from republican senators. president trump revoking the security clearance of former cia director of john brennan. welcome back to "morning joe". it's friday, august 17th, 2018. with us we have, the host of casey dc on msnbc, kasie hunt.