tens of billions of dollars in tariffs, and it has had a huge impact on china and it hasn't cost us anything because they devalue their currency. they have eaten that. they've eaten it totally. but he said, "congratulations on the job you've done." >> sean: let me ask you about syria and let me ask you about iran. they shot a drone out of the air. they have taken tankers hostage. mentioned energy independence. the straits of hormuz. >> they haven't taken our tankers. >> sean: not ours. but the streets of her moods are less geopolitically important. >> we are now energy independent, we have very fewy ships, that comment was made the other day, don't see too many american ships anymore. >> sean: when you have syria, you've gotten criticism -- well, it seems like you are and lindsey are at an impasse. n >> look, we have the same aim. we want to bring the soldiers back home. they were supposed to be there for 30 days, they're there for 10 years. we were in afghanistan for 20 years.