and women in military with the budgets they've been getting. we lost seven of our troops in a helicopter crash in western iraq. this is because of training and accidents because of our military budget. the military has been hollowed out the last eight years. >> the defense budget will reach $700 billion this year if this omni bus spending bill passes by midnight friday night. it's a huge increase from the $568 billion cap pentagon spending from just a few years ago. >> dana: jennifer, you asked the speaker about robert mueller as well. what did he say? >> i pressed him on who had assured him that special counsel bob mueller wouldn't be fired. >> you said today that you had assurances that special counsel mueller would not be fired. >> i'll leave it at the administration. >> did the president -- >> i want to keep private conversations private.