questionnaire without the questi question. the news reports say they dropped their request. president trump said this is incorrect or fake. we are absolutely moving forward, as we must, because of the importance to the answer to the question. only thing, there is nothing fake about reports. one justice department lawyer even admitted to the federal judge the tweet this morning was the first i heard of the president's position on this issue just like the plaintiffs and, your honor, the doj attorney adding i do not have a deeper understanding of what that means at this juncture other than what the president has tweeted. the president acted following a backlash on pro trump media over an issue he's been advocating for months. >> i think it's very important to find out if somebody's a citizen as opposed to an illegal. you're not allowed to ask