say. as much access as we got to the president in various forms, those big formal news conferences, major national public events. every other president that i have covered and many before that have had multiple press conferences during the course of the year. it s something we in the white house press corps always encourage because we think it s part of the national dialogue to be able to ask the president a question in a whole new setting. harris: you never know what president trump will do. that s for sure. harris: merry christmas, enjoy your friends pen. it s interesting about the pen, it s actually made in part from an illegal gun. harris: i m sorry, we ve got to go. in addition to signing tax reform into law, the president signed a measure that keeps the government open for another four weeks. which means congress is working on some of its issues and also that the government isn t going to shut down. joining us now is mike kelly who