health care out here. all right, maya, thank you very much, and thank your guests, we appreciate it. let s go to politics further. president trump coming to the defense of his national security advisers. the white house released a statement by the president tonight, saying in part, general mcmaster and i are working very well together. hays a good man and very pro-israel. i am grateful for the work he continues to do serving our country. joining me now, ceo of american majority, ned ryan, who is also a former speechwriter for president george. with w. bush. ned, big welcome. in light of the latest firing at the national security council, here s what you tweeted, if @realdonaldtrump chooses mcmaster over bannon, guarantee parts of the base walk and some of his stronger defenders fade away. so you re calling among those rather, you are among those calling for mcmaster s ouster. your reaction to the president s comments there. how do you feel? this is a very,, you know trump has