i am proud of the progress we have made to restore the readiness and lethality of usaf. here's one of the challenges. just today someone mentioned a dramatic change in the president's mood and a big new pla thing this morning. the president became quiet when asked about michael cohen. >> i never have nor would i ever accept a pardon from president trump. >> that's the wrong sound there. we wanted to play the president there. let's list ton the presideen ton the north lawn. >> i don't even discuss it. the only one discussing it is you. i haven't discussed it. i know that in watching and seeing you folks at night that michael cohen lied about the pardon. it was a stone cold-faced lie. he lied about a lot of things, but when he lied about the pardon, that was a stone-faced lie. he -- i could go a step above that, but i won't go there now. >> relatively calm, especially when the words michael cohen come up. that tape airing on the east coast. at 4:11, he said, bad lawyer and fraud michael cohen said in testimony that he never asked for a pardon. his lawyers contradicted him.