contender to be hired as -- to lead this impeachment messaging effort here at the white house. there is this desire among some officials, including the president's son-in-law jared kushner to bolster the messaging operations at the white house in the face of complaints from some republicans that the white house has not been kind of active enough in terms of pushing back on this impeachment inquiry. i'm told that kushner does support the high hire of not on anybody but for tony sayak. he was the spokesman at the treasure department and rumored to be a potential hire for white house communications director after the president's close aide hope hicks left the white house last year. now i'm being told the president has not yet signed off on this pick and there are some white house officials who oppose his hire already. but again, this is the latest that we're seeing so far from the white house as they look to develop this kind of impeachment messaging strategy. jim, poppy? >> perhaps a war room by another name. jeremy diamond at the white