she played a role in helping renegotiate nafta, the new deal, the usmca, the u.s., mexico, canada agreement. she was involved in those talks and was seen as a tough negotiator. she went through senate confirmation, was formally sworn in as u.s. ambassador to canada in september of 2017. fox news is told she has a decent working relationship with senate democrats and the foreign relations committee and since she was already and recently confirmed through the senate confirmation process, the thought here is that she'll have a smoother confirmation process and less vetting issues. the president announced the nomination on twitter. just before that tweet we're told that ambassador craft met with president trump as well as secretary of state mike pompeo and john bolton. arthel. arthel: allison, thank you. eric: eric: now to politics. surprising news we're told for senator bernie sanders as his presidential campaign launched