we decided to turn our focus to congress. you know, we worked with mark walker and senator scott on the hbcu initiative. we turned away from the white house with the hope that one day we'd be able to break in and help the white house direct their message to our community. >> okay. so paris, this is for you. and you heard the question. weren't you at the white house all week? or today? >> yeah. the christmas party. i'm there quite a bit, yeah. >> so then why not speak out before i ask you the same question, why come out now against omarosa, after she's gone if she wasn't effectively doing her job? why not speak up earlier? >> well, i'm not here to trash omarosa, i am here to set the record straight as it relates to the diversity issues that are there. i think ayshia brought up a good point. there are a lot of republicans that happen to be african-american out there saying they were blocked by omarosa specifically, and not allowed to have a seat at the table. now, i did not have...