know, problem with this whole trump administration and this president who their language is always, you know, you're always sort of mystified and then the president wants it to be sort of optional whether or not he's to be taken seriously or literally. and he's the one and his advisers are the one that get to decide that after the fact, if he says something that's damaging to him obviously they're going to say he's just joking. but he's the president of the united states. his words matter. and that's, you know, journalists have tried to hold this president to account with falsehoods or statements that people don't reflect the character of the country. but in this case, the president walks into a room at 9:00 a.m. in new york city, a hotel ballroom for a private event to thank the staff for the u.s. mission to the united nations. these are most -- this is a nonpartisan group. these are people, diplomats who worked to help the president of the u.s. staff during the general assembly this week in new york and they expect maybe not from this president, but