the entire presidency here. there are a number of nations, u.s. allies waiting to see which way this administration will go. and it's possible some of these heeders will make their judgment how the next four or eight years will be based on the next few days. >> i agree. this isn't trump's first engagement on the international stain. he did meet with nato leaders in may, and he spoke to them in quite a condescending way and they were not happy with him. the way they respond to him and publicly message on the issues they disagree with him on, such as climate change or syria or north korea will be indicative of the decisions they've already made from may until now, and how they plan to treat the trump administration. and i do think they've moved beyond trying to figure out what trump means by his tweets and what his plans are. and we can judge merkel's response in that vein, but he's been giving him these chilly vibes from across the ocean, and