thank you very much. >> that was relevant to that we were talking about, one of the issues that he is facing is mike pompeo's nomination is not a for sure thing. he is still in committee testimony committee has to recommend that he gets nominated. and he may be short of votes for this. we are not entirely sure. but it's kind of interesting. the president sent him on a mission to now, without informing the foreign relations committee. by the way, he's not secretary of state yet. >> yeah, that's right. look, kellyanne conway told reporters today that president trump already views mike pompeo as the nation's top diplomat. now clear how that is going to go over with member of the senate foreign relations committee. mike pompeo certainly has a stellar rhys may but has never been a diplomat either by profession or temperament. he earned his stripes by having