was going in, specifically in the trump direction? >> well, remember with general powell, the republican party to him was the party of reagan. and he had served there as national security adviser. so many people who supported him in those days were in fact republican leaders. he went on to serve with president george h.w. bush sr. as well as george w. bush. so that was the republican party to colin powell. and obviously the republican party has morphed since then and has taken a different turn. >> well, general, we thank you so much for joining us to share your knowledge about the person you knew, colin powell. our hearts go out to his lovely wife, alma and the entire family, and i think will you agree with that. thank you. >> absolutely. thank you, don. >> and up next, we're going to set the record straight on colin powell's death and what it tells