"I find it disheartening that we do not report the failures of the generals and national security leaders," he said. He also said in the memo that the Trump age led NBC to start "emulating the national security state itself — busy and profitable. We have contributed to turning the world national security into this sort of political story. And I would assert that in many ways NBC just began emulating the national security state itself -- busy and profitable. I'd argue that under Trump, the national security establishment not only hasn't missed a beat but indeed has gained dangerous strength.

Source: CNN January 03, 2019 03:00 UTC