the reporter did was likely untrue. >> yeah. >> and based on questionable proof. >> yeah. >> they used infowars. i mean come on. >> listen, in normal times and previous administrations, you know how this would have been solved? you get call today the principal's office, right? say, chris, you had an interview or whatever. they thought you were acting up at at press conference. they'd say, hey, chris, can you take it down a notch? i know that this president is- whatever, he's under a lot of pressure. we love having you there, but can we just agree to take it down a notch and try to work on this? boom, done, over. but not in this administration. >> that's true. >> it's shorts versus the skins and you got to go to the mat. >> it's gotten worse. i will tell you for all the enemy of the state and all that b.s., i've had conversations with the president during the election where he was not happy about certain things, thought they were unfair. i hadn't reported them. i said, i'll take a look. if it's wrong, it's wrong. i'll find out. >> you mean previous