dairy, we do the same thing with sugar here in the united states. the sugar industry is highly protected. and currently we have the candy industry and of course, the sugar rates because they re protected, so, not a lot of sugar can come into the united states. so, it s one of those areas that we certainly want to have lower tariffs and deal with those individual industries that are very specific and sensitive like dairy or sugar here in the united states. neil: so, what do you think of the posture the president s taken to play tough on our partners in trade, not in all cases, but enough that it has to be addressed? well, certainly, i think he s right that we do need to address any inequalities that we have in relationships, no if s, no but s, but i think we need to treat our allies in a very different way, and i m talking about the nafta countries like
campbell s soup there. some members of the media didn t like that. do you regret it? do i regret it? no. i think it brought a very clear message to people that these increases and costs of steel and aluminum are trivial. you ll notice neither these soup industry, nor the candy industry, nor the beer industry, nor the soda industry, not one of them has said my numbers were wrong. if i just went on tv and spewed a bunch of numbers, nobody would notice. holding up those cans, people notice. they can focus on how trivial a fraction of a penny on a can of campbell s soup will cause the world to come to an end? not a chance. trish: are you going to miss gary cohn? pardon me? trish: are you going to miss gary cohn? gary cohn is a capable
it helps the american candy industry. there s reasons why it stays there. and it also helps the ethanol industry made from soy, a product that is grown in iowa, the home of the first presidential vote. so he s going there s so much to unpack there. but the point of going over a sugar subsidy and trying to make this a florida issue, i just think cruz needs to grow bigger. there are umpteen subsidies he could have picked. and if you go after it, there s a lot we ll see if he stays on this theme, because it is something to get the fiscal conservatives who may not care as much about the social issues that many of the gop be candidates are campaigning on. jon: all right. lynn sweet, molly hemingway, thank you. thank you. jon: a fox news alert, we want to take you to the white house
this is not necessarily because it thinks it s going to sell more chocolate. it s because mars owns a patent to extract these flavinols from cocoa pods in concentration and put them in flavorless capsules. i should point out that candy in and of ift doesn t have these cocoa flavinols in it. jenna: i was curious about that. i know i have, you know, had a piece of dark chocolate and you think it s good for you. but it s not necessarily all the good stuff is not necessarily there, right? dagen: these nutrients that will be studied are for the most part processed out of regular candy. this does raise the question of it will help the candy industry or not. probably not. the chocolate business in this country is about a $20 billion a year business so for it to move the needle, it probably wouldn t do much and by the way, the government, the federal trade
generous tree, i suppose. i think cards are awesome. i think cards should be given not just on valentine s day, but to me, riit s the most importan thing to see it written down. the most important thing is 364 days, be nice, write little notes, write cards here and there. it s very cute, but i wonder what he thinks about christmas with the cards and wrapping paper. so he hates everything, basically. unless it s a politically correct holiday that involve said a parade, he won t say anything like that, because then he would be attacked. bob, is valentine s day kind of miserable because of the expectations. i think so. they always start with you a-hole, and that s the end of it, so i don t save mine. it s a way to spice up february. it s always promoted by the flower and candy industry. it s fine. it s a nice thing to do. i find it frankly, i got too many people to send valentine s to, so i say to all of you out there, happy valentine s day,