was in combat and some politicians or some reporters would say things that we knew were contrary to the truth and, in fact, debilitating. even when bad things do happen, the continual drum beat on something like this would cause challenges to the campaign plan. they certainly are. especially when they're not truthful. many reports have shown that the "new york times" and both local television stations in the new jersey areas have done an extensive scrub on this information. there are no indicators that this ever happened. again, this is mr. trump stoking fear, which is not helpful to the commanders on the ground or those who are trying to execute a campaign plan against isis. >> but even chris christie couldn't bring himself to definitively say no, that's not true. why? >> you'd have to ask governor christie. in the back of your mind, you might perhaps think, well, maybe there's video i don't know