national security adviser, retired lieutenant general michael flynn, that was not asked of the president. and people are of course they are going to take a look both at who were the american reporters that the white house decided would be called upon to ask questions. scott blumen, chief political correspondent for abc news owned by sinclair broadcasting and caitlyn collins the white house correspondent for the daily caller a conservative website. people are going to be saying well those are the questions that the white house -- those are the questioners the white house decided to call on for this moment. >> i think they did it at the last press conference, with abe. and this is a clear strategy of the white house, to downgrade the influence of the so-called mainstream media who might be asking the questions about our national security adviser, the