she is the white house director of communications. obviously, she was integral in crafting those statements. #blurred lines? >> yeah. i actually -- this whole thing serves as a microcosm that helped me understand why so many trump businesses declared bankruptcy. if they're allowing people who are romantically involved to draft statements, that's toxic, especially for hope hicks and the people who have to work with her and below her on this. >> the president apparently just finding out, upset. ivanka trump, finding out. upset as well. thank you very much. just a heads up, one of porter's ex-wives joins anderson cooper, 8:00 p.m. eastern time here on cnn. we are moments away from that white house briefing, initially scheduled for 1:00, moved to 2:30. now we're looking at 3:15. sarah sanders' number two, raj shah, will be at the podium to brief. we'll take you live. and omarosa making comments