it her first answer was set the tone for the economic discussion for the rest of the debate and i think it served her well. shannon: there were a lot of expectations on her tonight. mo thinks she lived up to it. alex, thank you for weighing in. great to have you. the trump campaign war room is firing out rapid responses to the democratic candidates while president trump is on his way to japan. leland vittert is in washington with the latest. good evening. it s unclear how much of the debate the president watched on air force one en route to japan in a refueling stop in alaska, he headed out on the summer afternoon to talk to the troops. president trump: big debate, just started. i had my choice between you and them but i chose you. i chose you over the debaters. you are smarter than they are. better looking. a few minutes later, he summed up his early thoughts on the debates in a single word,