sarah: the president wanths the right people in the right places in the right time. we have had an incredibly successful year. they don't lie. and as we look at new successes, the president wants to make sure he has the right people in those places, like director pompeo and director haspel. reporter: when will he have everybody in place? sarah: there are people who are going to lead those priorities. you may have changes from time to time. the president is making sure he has the right people in the right place at the right time. reporter: what about criticisms -- ina haspel eastern vofmente. sarah: she is highly recommended and respected from both sides of the aisle. i would point you to some people that are not usually, those who sing prayses of the people, clapper and panetta where they have publicly shown broad support. reporter: what is the president's response to democrats on capitol hill who voted for pompeo and now saying we are rething? . sarah: they are trying to play political games and with our diplomatic efforts that would be a sad, sad day and a disgrace

not wanth companies do to have to control the type of information flow going through.nt to be the platform. i do think it will be surprising if amazon does nothing. thanang, thankabg you for sharing that update. joshg up, we hear from silverman about how he crafted the company's best quarter to date. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: facebook already has the marketplace to purchase goods and services and now wants to be the only destination when looking for a job. they are expanding the job section, meaning users in 40 countries can search for new employment there. facebook will also invest nearly $1 billion in teens, technology and more programs in 201 e.r'this, after the fourth quarter beat estimates. marketplace hit more than $1 billion in gross merchandising sales. i sat down with josh silverman and asked what the company is doing to boost the seller and company revenue. of sameness we'll need etsy more than ever. we are proud of the fact that we had a $1 billion quarter. billion of international sales in the course of 2017. importantly, we grew faster in the fourth quar

i wanthe also to go back to the discussion about agriculture. pointed out that agriculture is a sector that is most vulnerable to retaliation of any sector that wee have. is that right? >> i mean they certainly are in the crosshairs. >> we have already seen it. >> it seems more vulnerable in the current environment. >> exactly come exactly and you said you were sympathetic to that amount was the word he used and we couldn't give up our rights to defend our actions then maybe the congress could pass something that could mitigate the damages. that is not what our farmers and ranchers want. our farmers and ranchers want to deal with the exports, the goods that they are producing here in the united states. they need the administration to act responsibly and along the lines with what i was asking earlier describing other countries have to you think the president has any awareness mr. lighthizer about the effect he has on the domestic policy of our allies when he makes these tweets or decides on a day that we ought to increase tariffs by 25% on steel