very publicly, prior to this, the shake-up of the chief of staff level that he reports directly to the president. you have jared kuchner, senior advisers who obviously could bypass anyone to get to the president. so these are big challenges with big agenda attemitems. the president dined with john kelly and two his cabinet secretaries last night here in d.c. they re spending time together. perhaps mapping out what this new week will look like. alex. okay, lots to look forward to. kelly o donnell from the white house. joining me, the political reporter for the los angeles times. and aarerin mcpike, for the independent journal. good to see you both. simone, you first, take a listen to trump s former campaign manager corey lewandowski who hadded this to say on meet the press regarding the white house shake-up.