not like. as assistant noaa administrator craig mig clain put it, an unsigned press conference from noaa that contradicted the national weather service forecaster was not based on science, but on external factors including reputation and appearance or simply put political. craig wrote that press release compromised the ability of noaa to convey life-saving information necessary to avoid substantial and specific danger to public health and safety. if the public cannot trust our information, he wrote, or we debase our forecasters' warnings and products, that specific danger arises, unquote. and it is a danger being caused by president trump. cnn credit cakaitlan collins ree president is denying all of this. >> no, i never did that. i never did that. >> reporter: president trump