this week, steven muller, discuss the plan for reducing legal immigration which would let people enterhe country and that didn't sit well with cnn jim acosta and muller let him have it. >> this whole notion that they could have to learn english before they get to the united states, are we only going to bring in people from australia and great britain? >> i can honestly say i am shocked at your statement. that you think only people from great britain and australia with no english. it reveals your cosmopolitan bias to a shocking degree that in your mind -- this is an amazing moment. you think only people from great britain and australia would speak english is so insulting to millions of hard-working immigrants who do speak english from all over the world -- have you honestly never met an immigrant? is that your personal experience? but that is not what you said. it shows your cosmopolitan bias. i want to say -- that is one of the most outrageous, insulting, ignorant and foolish things you have ever said. [laughter] greg: by the way, cosmopolitan bias is also the name of my jazz band. cos

rick: there are reports that steven muller is being considered for the director of medications. what do you know about that? reporter: several officials have said president trump is pleased with senior policy steven muller performance in the room this week. he got into a pretty famous test with a cnn correspondent and present reportedly liked that but that does not mean he is seriously being considered for communications director. it's a possibility but the worst we are hearing from senior officials is that those kind of reports are simply overblown. of course, with this administration anything can happen and no decision is final until president trump said so. rick: we will stay tuned. thank you, kristin. arthel: jeff sessions pledging to rein in the leaks coming out of the white house. the ag thousand that those who spill classified information will face criminal charges. the announcement comes after sessions based criticism from president trump for not doing enough to fight leaks that have plagued the white house. lauren blanchard has more from our washington bureau. reporter: