republican in the primaries or as an independent? >> chris, as you know all options are on the table. we look every day, i have a team of people who look every day at the factors that go into consideration like that. and, you know, we assess it. at some point i will make a decision and i will give folks full disclosure about how i arrived at a decision and what it is but at this point, again, all options are on the table. i want to finish my job as governor, have a few weeks left and then, we'll see what develops you know in terms of the politics in our nation. what i'm most concerned about, chris, having a a voice. when you look at secretary mattis' letter for whom two years, you cannot ignore your allies, do thing on youren, america first. saying for two years doesn't make any sense to engage in trade wars particularly with our friends. a lot of things you're hearing