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Certainly a very diverse team in the press office and something that we strive for every day is to add and grow to be more diverse and representative of the country at large and were going to continue to do that. >> she was tasked with reaching out to the african-american community. who -- have you identified who is going to take that role and how critical is it to this president, to this administration, to make sure that role is, in fact, filled? >> yeah. there are a number of people that will ...

We are historic stages that will provide massive relief to families, lower tax rates to make us more competitive and make our tax code simpler and fairer for the first time in decades. i want to begin lowering the tax bills in americans paychecks starting next year where americans who face economic head winds will have the wind at their backs as they seek the american dream. with that, well get started because we are on a short time frame and ill take your questions. jonathan. >> sarah, on the t...

That was a last minute decision, but it really explains what a disaster it is. we want to take that process down to maybe one year. we have it down to two. we maybe bring it down to one year. by the way, if the highway is not good well reject it. we wont approve everything. well reject t bit. but for the most part its a good thing. cutting through this maze is critical to restoring our nations competitiveness. that is it why under my administration, a highway that would have taken -- and looking...

Disaster it is. we want to take that process down to maybe one year. we have it down to two. maybe bring it down to one year. if the highway or the road is not good were going to reject it. were not going to approve everything. we will reject it. for the most part generally speaking its a good thing, not a bad thing. cutting through this maze is critical to restoring our nations competitiveness. that is why under my administration, a highway that would have taken and were looking at the numbers ...

Certain amount. can you tell us how much money the white house will be urging congress to appropriate? and what do you say to critics that they believe the president hasnt committed enough resources? >> look, one of the reasons the president has put one of the top people at the white house, kellyanne conway on this as he sees that as a priority and major concern, not just for the white house, but certainly for america. there are a number of stories as you just said, the amount of money that it w...

Be crystal clear. youre saying that omarosa was not fired on tuesday evening, that she didnt get belligerent in her conversation with general kelly, wasnt yelling at him, wasnt cursing at him and wasnt escorted off the property, secret service said not by them but she was escorted off the property by someone or some entity other than secret service? >> omarosa resigned from her position. im not going to go into a detailed process any further than that. weve put out a statement as is standard pra...

The water already or were simply at a process in point of the government machinery that theyve moved inactive, theyve shelved or pushed back. >> theyre inflating the numbers? >> theyre inflating the claims. the other thing given in light of that political theater we just saw there, we have a different world between 1960 and nearly 2018 now. you can start from anywhere -- and what is always interesting, regulation framed as a bad thing, as that regulation in and of itself is bad. there is no ques...

Houston, texas, last night were a minor traffic accident turned into a shoot-out. two men emerge from their vehicles building handguns and began firing. that incident, being labeled road rage, captured by local houston new station. we are told a bystander and one of the shooters were injured. a firestorm of debate about the white houses position on safety concerns at the winter olympics. will the u.s. bail from the games? >> no official decision has been made. the goal is to do so but it will be...

Houston, texas, last night were a minor traffic accident turned into a shoot-out. two men emerge from their vehicles building handguns and began firing. that incident, being labeled road rage, captured by local houston new station. we are told a bystander and one of the shooters were injured. a firestorm of debate about the white houses position on safety concerns at the winter olympics. will the u.s. bail from the games? >> no official decision has been made. the goal is to do so but it will be...

Are filled on an acting basis by courier people. what have the career people been doing the last eight years? following obama administration policies. you dont have to believe in conspiracy theories. you have to believe in human nature that someone going to continue the policies theyve following until somebody else tells them to change. >> shannon: quickly, secretary tillerson has downplayed any talk of a rift between these two for there not on the same page. whats your sense of the relationship...