cabinet but said, there are some people he s not so thrilled with. the president defended the high rated turnover in his administration saying, he s doing things differently and that at some point, other people will leave as well. he was asked specifically about jim mattis, here s what he said. i had lunch with him two days ago. i have a very good relationship with him. it could be that he is point i think he s sort of a democrat if you want to know the truth. but he s a good guy. we get along very well. he may leave. at some point, everybody leavespeople leave. that s washington . reporter: mattis has denied reports he was preparing to leave the administration as recently as last month. today, spokesman for the pentagon issued a statement saying, secretary matters is laser focused on doing his job. entering the u.s. military remains the most lethal force
president trump praised bar and while he took a few shots at the challenger, he directed most of his criticism at democrats as a whole. at one point, accusing them for being consumed by a chilling quest for power. we want to make sure it continues full speed ahead. we don t want democrats that are coming from a different place. we don t want them getting an office but all they ll do is obstruct. under republican leadership, america sbooming . reporter: next week, the president plans to hit the campaign trail in montana where republicans are hoping to pick up a seat in the senate as well as nevada and arizona where the gop is hoping to hang onto their seats they are. jon: now the questions about the president s cabinet and hence that personnel changes might be coming soon. reporter: in an interview, president trump said is a great