supported what spvladimir putin said about russian interference in the election, his denial rather. and i m not suggesting you suggested they were strengths but it still remains and every american hopes in a crisis our president would do well. those are things you cannot predict and voters process them in realtime the way we cover them in realtime. but i want to follow up with you on hong kong. the reporting on this story has been so interesting this is where figures like mike pompeo or john bolton or people who have been around, as you said, through normal times, when any american president just stands for pro-democracy forces inside any country ace so s sort of ci unrest, civil tension, it is unprecedented for the american president to be so mum. yeah, and part of the reason, nicolle, is there s these ongoing trade negotiations with china, which have become increasingly acrimonious but trump is hopeful of some sort of