secretary and the joint chairman of the joint chiefs of staff had warned the white house, expressed serious concerns to the white house about the potential by the president to intervene in this case. there have also been, of course, rumors that the secretary of the navy might have threatened to resign over this case. he has denied that. listen to what he said just yesterday. there seems to be rumors that i threatened to resign. i have not threatened to resign. i am here. i work at the pleasure of the president. the president of the united states is the commander in chief. he is involved in every aspect of government. he can make decisions and do things and give orders as he deems appropriate. if the president requests to stop the process, it stops. good discipline is also obeying orders from the president of the united states. the navy secretary made clear he would need a direct order from the president, not just a tweet, signaling a potential order, but an order from the preside