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He we're thinking very seriously. we're doing well and we could also ahead an addition on so we can start the printing now and maybe do an addendum after we get a positive decision. so we're working on a lot of things including an executive order. >> and the president saying that before he left for the location where our own hans nichols is located. bedminster, new jersey. we know that he spent the day doing his fafrvorite thing, golfing, but have we heard anything more about this fight to getting the question on the census? >> reporter: well, we don't know if he is actually golfing. he is at ...

Adding this question, president trump is still personally invested in seeing it added to the census, arguing that it's needed for districting and for the allocation of taxpayer dollars. listen to the president defending it yesterday. >> we need it for many reasons. number one, you need it for congress. but districting. you need it for appropriations. where are the funds going? how many people are there? are they citizens? are they not citizens? we need it for many reasons. >> reporter: now, the lawyers for the justice department told a court yesterday that they are still exploring options for ...

Department lawyers say they're still looking for a way to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. meanwhile, an administration official says right now the census will be printed without a controversial question. an executive order with an addendum to the questionnaire are two options that president trump said he's now exploring. cnn reporter sarah westwood is in berkley heights. sarah, what are we hearing from the administration on this front? >> well, good morning, jessica. president trump is still fighting to have that citizenship question added to the census, even though the commerce...

Justification for adding this question, perhaps the equation would change. although critics say it's unlikely that will happen. earlier this week, president trump created a bit of confusion when he tweeted that he is refusing to back down from the battle to get citizenship included on the census, after commerce secretary wilbur ross said, victor and jessica that he was going to go ahead and put in the census forms. >> thanks so much. a cnn exclusive, former vice president joe biden sat down with chris cuomo for ail wide-ranging interview. and biden made some bold predictions. one of them bei...

Supreme court's decision that would allow the question on the cens census. we think there may be a legally available path under the supreme court decision. that is lawyer speak for giving it another try. and that is really the urgent traffic right now because the president is acknowledging that the clock is ticking because the census forms are being printed and the president is holding open the option of an addendum. but as long as census forms are being printed without that question on it, they are losing time. >> and they are. and they said the deadline was at the end of june. but the census...