even though we should point out that robert mueller is a republican, but we also know privately that the president was going and alternating between celebrating that mccabe -- boasting about the fact that mccabe had been fired on friday night, but also being angry about the special counsel's investigation because he clearly realizes here, john, that it is not coming to an investigation -- not coming to aner that kind of overshadowed his delight over the fact that mccabe was fired. now, if you're wondering if sessions firing mccabe is going to patch things up between him and the president, we're told by sources that that's just not likely, because the president was pleased with sessions and his decision to fire mccabe, but it doesn't seem like it is going to make him forget anytime soon that jeff sessions has recused himself here, john, from overseeing the russia investigation. >> kaitlan collins at the white house, thank you very much. here to discuss, doug high and patty solis doyle and washington bureau chief for the chicago sun-times lynn sweet. lynn, ty cobb, the white house