i think, by the way, he's doing great. he's doing great. fake news yesterday or two days ago. i rarely put out a tweet praising somebody, only when they get a false story. >> so tension between the president's chief of staff rising over the past few weeks. escalating with "vanity fair" article monday reporting that ivanka trump is looking for a replacement here. he praised kelly. then held a 15 minute q&a with reporters. could this have been the president's way of showing kelly he is in charge? >> it's certainly a classic trump brush-back. we've seen this act play out a number of times over the last year. and i would certainly read that as a sign of saying that kelly's days are numbered, unfortunately. i think he's doing a hell of a job under the circumstances. >> thank you, gentle pemen. i always appreciate our conversation. i always enjoy our hopefully we'll be in the same room someday. >> without the hats.