american innovation which includes updating the entire government's technology structure and tackling the opiod epidemic crisis. today the president was asked how he can do all of this. >> there's a lot of relationships that jared has made over time with different leaders, mexico being one of them you mentioned, that are going to continue to have conversations with him and help facilitate, that doesn't mean it's not being done in coordination with the state department. >> reporter: so is jared kushner, who sources say has won the president's confidence by projecting a lot of confidence especially when he doesn't have the experience or knowledge of the defactor secretary of state. to the point that some diplomats like the chinese ambassador have