he made clear that he should not be judged on what people expect his aim, his goal of his job to be. >> of managing the president. >> that he cannot stop him from tweeting. and he can't manage the president. he's trying to control the flow of information. so i think it was reassuring to people. i think that, you know, he was, as i said, very measured but resolu resolute. comforted. he has a commanding presence. he said all the right things to just deflect from this really heated narrative of the week that the president is leading to things that could prompt world war iii, that people think he is a moron and he can't get through discussions and on and on. so it basically fulfilled the goal. he suppressed frustration which helps in defense of the president's frustration with the