toward different nations in europe. did you think you'd live to see a day when eu member nations now have to have a "how to handle the united states" astrodome? >> brian, that's right. i reported in my piece that germany embarked upon this effort to come up with an america strategy in the wake of president trump's up august race. it's hitting at the core of our allies and partners in a way that they never imagined. many of them use the analogy with me of a dysfunctional family. one german official said to me as if your father didn't love you anymore and may even beat you. this is pretty profound stuff. we treat it sometimes as a sk s circus. >> we hope our viewers read the piece you've written in the new yorker. susan glasser, jonathan allen,