important around the president. >> reporter: that's right, chris. good morning. some of the president's allies on capitol hill who have grown weary of the chaos and the back fighting, the insults coming out of the white house, are now calling for all the combatants can cut it out. meanwhile, the president, in controversy now, the white house in what is essentially a mode of trying to fix a huge problem, is looking at the situation where the president called for a challenge of the iq of the secretary of state as simply a joke made by the president. >> he wasn't questioning the secretary on of state's intelligence. he made a joke. maybe you guys should get a sense of humor and try it sometime. >> reporter: white house press secretary sarah sanders downplaying the president's