I think it will be a pretty polished sort of thoughtful speech as opposed to just offthecuff. There is a lot of anxiety. You may have detected it already about the kind of tone that the president is going to strike. What kind of tone would you like to hear from him . I think hes basically economically focused. With theconsistent World Economic forum. He has spent a lot of time in that area whether its on tax reform which was successfully and whether its getting rid of regulations and other things to boost economic growth. I dont know what is in this speech. I would assume there will be a bunch of time spent on those and the goodness that can happen when you get an economy growing at a much faster rate than we did for the previous eight years. Erik blackstone is a global investor. You travel the globe almost incessantly. Is there a risk to the president and the United States if he were to beat the America First drum too loudly . I think it has been pretty loud. I dont know that you coul
Headquarters in new york, it is just after 7 00 p. M. Sunday evening. It is just past 7 00 in the morning as we look ahead to what may be a tumultuous start to the trading week. May be indeed. Our top story is the rising threat from north korea. Pyongyang saying it tested a Hydrogen Bomb at the weekend, claiming it has fitted a Nuclear Warhead onto an icbm. High, thens are highest since the cuban missile crisis. Do you feel that tension right now as the South Koreans get to work here after seeing what happened over the weekend . It is quite remarkable. You dont feel that tension. Traffic seems like business as usual. Scheduled fashion show expected to be happening in the Business District around 5 00 this afternoon. Rehearsals are still going on. It just goes to show that the show must go on, but as you mentioned, elevated tensions in the last 24 hours. The southrning from Korean Military confirming they have conducted live fire exercises targeting north Koreas Nuclear test site. Sayin
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Dan, there was this business wife, thecruzs, campaign manager, and interview with Chris Matthews. Is this taking a toll in terms of trump and his momentum . Dan i think so absolutely, charlie. These have been two of his worst weeks. He has at other things in the past and has moved to put them behind him, but there is materiallyaturely different. If he is the republican nominee to win a general election, and that could be important if we get to an open convention in cleveland. The delegates there are going to be concerned about who is the best candidate to run in the he has coste more himself problems, the more his negatives have gone up with key constituencies in the general election, a more that is going to be on the minds of the delegates in cleveland, so i think we are at a moment in which he has got to find some way to reassure people in his he can be aat credible and competitive nominee in november. Charlie why doesnt donald trump realize this . Charlie, you know him better than i
The business about his Campaign Manager and a woman. There was the business about his interview with Chris Matthews. Is this simply taking a toll in terms of trump and his momentum . I think absolutely, charlie. Hes had many other problems, as we know, and managed to survive them or move past them or put them behind him but i think theres something materially different now in this. For one it is increasing the obstacles he has if hes the republican nominee to win a general election. And that could be important if we get to an open convention in cleveland. The delegates there are going to be concerned about who is the best candidate to run in the fall and the more he has caused himself problems, the more his negatives have gone up with key constituencies in the general election, the more thats going to be on the minds of the dell fwats in cleveland. So i think were at a moment in which hes got to find some way to reassure people in his own party that he can be a credible and competitive