some say the president s rhetoric is divisive. not that of a commander in chief. others will say that s why they love him. what is true whether you agree with him or not, he has a tendency to go too far. to divide rather than unite. there s a moment i wanted to share with you today that has so many people saying those are the words of a leader, at a time when the divided nation needs them most. the back story, at the u.s. air force academy prep school, five african-american cadet candidates found the words go home written on their doors including the n word. this wasn t on social media. physically written on their message boards. those outrageous discoveryies leading the lieutenant general
young people that this is not tolerated? that s a great question. first and foremost, those cadet candidates that are directly impacted, we re giving them all the support that we can to get them through this immediate time frame. they re in the middle of classes and in the middle of their training. i ve spoke weekend their families. i ve spoken with their families. i ve spoken with them to try to get them through this and provide whatever support they need. i would be very clear to any young man or young woman across this country that wants to be part of the air force and wants to be part of the air force academy that that incident does not in any way represent the values of what we represent. we represent core values of integrity and service and excellence in the air force. and i wanted to make that clear to the cadets yesterday. general, thank you so very much. thank you very much, brooke. coming up next, it just might be tangible evidence of