the president frequently criticized him to other advisors saying his own press coverage had not improved. and jane mare describing the close ties between the trump white house and fox news. reminded readers that the former executive was repaunsable for cleaning up extensive abuse and several lawsuits name him as a complicit in pay offs and victim intimidation. and sean hannity became a match maker, arranging a dinner for the president at the white house and proposed shine as a top communicatio communications official or deputy chief of staff. now he's neither. what was your reaction to it? >> um, well, i guess i thought probably shine had just become