admitted to that. how do you think things are going to play out between trump and merkel today? >> i think this is the most important meeting president trump has had since becoming president. she's our most important ally in the world and strongest ally in the world. you are right to suggest that president trump made these loud accusations against her. made very critical comments against chancellor merkel. there's a lot of ground to be made up. there's truth that needs to be molded. will president trump be unequivocal in supporting nato because he's been critical of nato in the past and unequivocal in supporting the european's fear that the trump administration is cheering on brexit and the break up with the eu. will president trump agree to sustain the u.s. sanctions on russia over ukraine with chancellor merkel, agree germany should pay more for defense inside nato. there are a lot of issues to be