sort of referred to as a niche issue and he's annoyed he has to deal with climate change at all despite it being a global emergency. i think a lot of global leaders are blaming trump for the global recession we're seeing for the downturn, blaming his trade war on china and his threats against europe, and he's been speaking this week like a sort of dictator from the middle ages, saying i hereby declare that companies must go around china. this is not how a u.s. president behaves. so i think they're trying to figure out how to deal with this leader who is just completely abnormal and seems to be unraveling a little bit. >> you know, shannon, in recent days the president sought to calm fears about the economy, whether he was brushing off talk of a recession or pointing fingers everywhere but at himself as he tries to defend his actions on china. is this sustainable? is there any insight into how white house officials are viewing this standoff with