Trump to Army Lt. Gen. Chris LaNeve: "Is this man central casting?" EXTREME MORTMAN PODCAST BONUS:

full event video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/president-trump-attends-commander-in-chief-inaugural-ball/654735 a group of U.S. soldiers stationed at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, joined via video conference.] Hello, everybody. How we doing over there? How's Kim Jong Un doing? [Laughter] How are you? Eighth Army Commanding General Lieutenant General Christopher C. Laneve, USA. Mr. President, how do you hear me? How do you hear me, sir? The President. That's a good-looking group of people, isn't it? Thank you for being with us. Lt. Gen. Laneve. Mr. President, sir, how do you hear us? The President. Yes, I hear you fine. Lt. Gen. Laneve. Sir, I'm Lieutenant General Chris LaNeve, commanding general, Eighth Army. And this is Command Sergeant Major Robin Bolmer. We're based in Camp Humphreys, South Korea, United States bedrock—[inaudible]—of freedom's frontier in Asia. Protection of both homelands, sir. It's a profound honor to stand before you today representing our incredible team here in Korea. We're deeply grateful for this opportunity to be a part of this occasion. Sir, on behalf of the brave men and women who serve under my command and the thousands of dedicated service members that are part of the joint team in Korea, congratulations on your victory as the 47th President of the United States. Welcome back, Mr. President. Sir, it would a privilege to host you here in Korea soon. You can see firsthand the—[inaudible]—of our soldiers here, our formations—[inaudible]—our "fight tonight" focus, and our ironclad commitment to the defense of Korea and our homelands, and meet the families who serve alongside our war fighters, sir. Participants. Pacific victory, sir. The President. How about that? So could I ask you: How is it going in South Korea right now? How is it doing? You have somebody with pretty bad intentions, I guess. You know, you would say that. Although, I developed a pretty good relationship with him, but he's a tough cookie. How is it going over there? How is it doing? Lt. Gen. Laneve. Sir, every day we train, we stay hard, we plan for anything that you possibly could need us to do. The alliance is strong. We're ready to receive you, Mr. President. The President. Well, thank you very much. This is really—this—is this man central casting or what? If I'm doing a movie, I'd pick him to play my lead. [Laughter] I want to thank you all very much. What a good-looking group of people. And we are very secure when we have people like you in our military, and we're having a beautiful time in Washington. We just had that great election that you alluded to. It was a big one. It was a very big win. We won everything. We won just about everything. The only thing that matters, though, is we won with the military the likes of which nobody has seen before. So that's really good. But I would like to just thank you all, and I'll see you soon. If anybody would like to make a statement, please do so. If you'd like to say something—you have a big group of people—we have all night, right? We have all night. If anybody would like to make a statement, go ahead. Lt. Gen. Laneve. Hooah, sir. The President. That is great. You see that? They're not going to play games with you. That's good. I like to see that. Nobody is playing games with that man. Have a good time, everybody. Say hello to everybody over there. I have a lot of friends in South Korea. And great job. You look really sharp, really special, and you are a special guy. Thank you very much. Thank you. Lt. Gen. Laneve. Thank you, Mr. President. The President. Thank you very much. That's great, isn't it? That's great, but you're great. Thank you all very much. Have a great time.