bet the i requirement, right, and you feel that less regulation, lower taxes is going to contribute to a better economic environment. therefore the two kind of go hand in hand you need to have he appropriate political climate to have the right economic climate. yes you need a good political climate and countries around the world are fighting to have regulation that are inviting and lower taxes as well as better for the people. so, from our perspective. the u.s. is what we re hearing is positive. good. we like that. let s keep it positive. greg, good to see you. thank you for joining me. these announcements getting under president obama s skin at all? remember all those things he has been saying along the way. think about israel, for example. you think about michelle obama s comments we have no more hope. you think about him saying that president obama saying that he
dresses or clothes and people buy them so her whole business becomes more wealthy and successful because she s the president s daughter. there is nothing wrong with that? no. is there anything well, i think you can say there might be an ethical issues. in terms of u.s. law, she can t be appointed to work directly and collect the federal salary. that would be a violation of the nepitism law. the laws change. those laws change. it s an example how you like sometimes to surround yourself with people erin how many times i have to leave it there. i promise. the bracelet is representative of the huge conflict of interest of trump s organizations and business ventures. the bracelet, you re stretching no, i m not. i don t think the bracelet was stretchable. i would cost a few thousand dollars more if it were. a trump loyal eest of goingo war has no fear.
the american people was is that just need to shake things up. reporter: almost warning that there is a lesson to be learned. we are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of national or ethnic identity or tribal built around us and them. this is not a particularly optimistic president obama in that setting. this is him acknowledging forces at play but saying he did not see this coming and called allowing those settlements that lead to the election and outcome to divide america along certain lines dangerous. erin? michelle, thank you very much live in athens tonight and democratic strategists maria r cardona and kaley and keith.
president obama spent the time telling the world donald trump is not fit to be president and now he s spending the days reassuring world leaders overseas that things will be fine and donald trump will support nato, being an ambassador on trump s behalf. how hard is this for him to do? is it credible? i m sure it s incredibly hard knowing what he really feels in the run up to this election. he left nothing on the table. he let everybody know what he thought. but i also think it s not difficult in that this is also his obligation as president of the united states until january 19th, 2017. and part of that obligation is to reassure our allies overseas that the democratic process in the united states is the strongest in the world, that our democratic institutions are solid and are durable and stronger than just one person.
most of the focus is on the president elect. michel michel michelle out front. reporter: here to talk about economic recovery but as usual, everyone wants to talk about trump. obama asked directly about the surprise ending to the american election. did his policies in someway contribute to it, which he didn t really answer and did he see that wave coming? i still don t feel responsible for what the president elect says or does. did i recognize that there was anger, frustration in the american population? of course i did. reporter: reassuring allies is one of president s goals for his final foreign trip. before he left he tried to convey optimism but the questions he faces force him to delve deep into what gave rise to one of the ugliest, most