public events scheduled today. he'll be in iowa tomorrow. so that's a possible chance for him to unveil a few more details about all of this. >> my journalists for the hour is national political reporter for bloomberg news and journ journalist lauren bassett. the president took aim at the "new york times" this morning. i want to read a little bit of what peter baker wrote. quote, when the goal seems frustrating out of reach threaten drastic action, demand sanctions, cut a deal. avert the dire outcome and declare victory. now the president's response to that was fraud, hit job, sick journalism but let's talk about the bottom line. does this seem to be a win. for the president? >> the bottom line is that the president needed something to get out of this for fear of hurting the economy. he was poking at a hornet's nest