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Staff, john kelly, both called pruitt to tell him they have his back, at the same time that the white house has him under investigation. here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: with calls growing for him to fire his embattled epa chief, president trump today was pressed on where he stands. >> scott pruitt, sir? do you support scott pruitt, sir? >> i hope he's going to be great. >> reporter: overnight, the president called pruitt. his message, according to an administration official? keep fighting, we have your back. but privately, sources say the president is frustrated with all the controversy....

With president bush. note cards were given to the the president before that call with putin saying, "do not congratulate" in capital letters. he either didn't read it or didn't take their advice. he apparently freelanced this invitation to come to the white house because they did not at all brief on it afterwards. though they must know because these calls are recorded and listened in to. take us behind the scenes. >> sure. i think as your question suggests, it would be very unusual for a president in a phone call of this nature to suggest a meeting at the white house in particular because that...

Be loving and respect the dignity and the worth of every human being. and his teaching i live by. the teaching of gandhi. that we must never give up, never give in, never become bitter or hostile. and he would say it to us over and over again. never hate. for hate is to carry a burden to bear. >> congressman john lewis, you are an inspiration then, and 50 years later now. and for all the years since, thank you very much. thanks for sharing your memories with us. >> thank you. and moments ago, the president answering questions in the cabinet room during a working meeting with baltic state hea...

The white house even ang knowledg acknowledging publicly it had been made. it was one of the signals that came up during a phone call with putin two weeks ago. putin is hoping to show unity while trying to disrupt the unity of the u.s. peter baker and megan o'sullivan, welcome, both. megan, first of all, putin and the kremlin seem to eager to seize on this, change the subject from the punishment -- the united punishment organized by theresa may. what is your reaction to the way the president has remained silent on the poisoning and has come in strongly -- the administration has joined the othe...

These two men which of course we don't know if its entirety. but i also think it tells us a lot about president trump. i think even though he seems like a confrontational figure in the media and through twitter, in person or on the phone, he's not confrontational. witness the firing via tweets of recent weeks. when he is face to face or directly in contact with a leader or even members of his own cabinet, he seems to shy away from confrontations. and this is one of the reasons why i think so many people are worried about the prospect of a summit between these two leaders. >> clearly, peter, pi...