a waiver. so does the president have a preference as to whether or not states ask for waivers? >> the president's preference -- the president believes in states' rights. number one. number two, not just preference. his goal is to make sure that he stated repeatedly that preexisting conditions are covered. care coverage goes up and costs go down. those are the principles that continue to guide him. cecelia. >> thank you. talking about russia. one of the things he said was the russian government is still involved in american politics. is that the view of this white house? >> i think that's the view of the fbi. >> what about the white house? >> we rely on them and the rest of the intelligence community to provide the president with updates on what they're learning. we don't -- it doesn't go that way. the director and the intelligence committee update the president on all of the threats that the united states faces and all of the intelligence activity that need to be briefed. >> in that particular one, does