pruittinistrator scott has been accused of enlisting white house staffers to shop for a used mattress. i want to know if any of that gives the president pause at this point, or causes his nfiden in scott pruitt to waver? >> i cannot comment on the specifics of the furniture use in his apart. had -- john gole ahead. >> you said that significant progre is being made in the diplomatic talks between the u.s. and north korean officials. the big issue here is denuclearization. the president would like it to happen all at once. he said it could also be a phased in process. does it look like it will be all at once or is it phase in more likely? >> i am not going to go ahead and predict a meeting that has not taken place yet. i cannot get into the ongoing diplomatic talks. i can tell you that they have been positive. we're looking forward to the meeting in singapore. >> no matter what you callis m e policy of the united states towards north korea? >> our policy has not changed. we have sanctions on them that are very powerful and we will not take those sanctions off unless north korea denuclea