>> secretary sanders: she is still the director and has a legal part, but not as a director. >> reporter: does the white house agree with mick mulvaney when he called this agency a joke? >> secretary sanders: we think a lot of the past practices under the previous director and under the previous administration were used more to advance political ambitions and not about protecting american consumers, which is what that supposed to be, and our goal is to make sure we get back to that. matthew. does the president still accept the authenticity of the axis highwood tape? >> secretary sanders: at the present address this. this was litigated and answered during the election. by the overwhelming support for the president, the fact that he is sitting here in the oval office today. he has made his position on that clear at that time as had the american people.