she's beautiful, she's, you know, that's his daughter and she should be proud of her. he said i was beautiful like her and, you know, you're a smart girl. and there wasn't a lot of comparing, but there was some, yeah. i heard a lot about her. yeah. >> did that strike you as odd in any way or -- >> you know, i know a lot of people think it's odd. i -- you know, there's been some comments i've heard in the news he's said about her. i think those comments are wrong. but do i think it's strange that a father would love his daughter so much that he brags about her? no, i brag about my dog that much. >> i guess some people seeing this are not going to believe that you had a relationship. hope hicks has said, categorically, you did not have a relationship, there's no truth to this. >> mm-hmm. >> when you heard that denial, what did you think? >> well, with i thi-- i think somebody's lying and i can tell you it's not me. it's a little hurtful, but at the same time, i have to understand, if he were to have told hope that he didn't do it,