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Saying, if you do this, this is the action you're going to get. the president has made very clear throughout his time in the campaign and through the transition now as president that he's not going to telegraph a response to every corresponding action because that just tells the opposition and the enemy what you're going to do and whether or not that response is worth taking. the president is going to be very clear that he's going to keep his cards close to the vest, but make no mistake, he will act. john? >> i wanted to ask you about the reaction that the president took in terms of military i...

The bottom line is their fuel capability has been taken out, their radar capability was taken out and over 20 paerls % of the wing aircraft from their entire aircraft line was taken out. as a pr stunt, they took some prefield planes, pushed them over to make it look like nothing. but make no mistake about it, their radar capability is gone, their fueling capability is gone and a good chunk of their aircraft is gone. that's a huge success. john gizzy? >> i just have one question. following the reports about a shake-up at the white house, there have been various reports that the deputy superviso...

Routine audit. john gizzy. >> thank you, sean. reading the draft of the budget and listening to director mulvaney's comments yesterday and today, would appear that the national endowment for the arts would be phased out entirely in two years. can you name any other government programs or even cabinet departments such as housing and urban development and education, in which its entire function may be phased out or reduced to another agency and government or even the state? >> john, who is here from omb, is the appropriate person to ask on that. i know they've done several briefings on the budge...

The president wants to work with congressman cummings and others who share that. >> thanks so much, sean. john gizzy. i'll come back. >> thank you, sean. two questions. and first, a japanese news service is reporting this morning that the president will have a meeting with president xi jinping of china in april. does this mean that there is a new meeting before their scheduled meet at the g20 in july? >> i'm not going to comment on the president's schedule or foreign leader visits at this time, john. i've pretty much gotten that one down. so until i have something further for you, i'm just goi...