trump is doing with everything, he gives maximum pressure and then hopes for a deal. i think it is 50/50 right now. i think trump is not entirely sure exactly what his negotiating position is. he s surrounded by a group of economic nationalists. and i m not sure they really want a deal. at a minimum, they want supply chains in the u.s. economy to be less dependent on the chinese economy. sort of a distancing, if not an entire decoupling. the key will be will trump go to the g-20 in japan at the end of june and meet ping. it is unclear. the trump administration is not committed to going to that key international meeting. if trump and xi don t meet, then the prospects of a deal go way down. fascinating conversation. thank you all. next, will the war of words between the united states and iran turn into real fighting? i ll talk with the former commander of u.s. special