Consumer spending, you see the fact that we are in a historic moment in terms of our economic growth, i mean, this is the first time in four years that weve seen the gdp break at 4 . It was Larry Summers who said if we get to a 3 growth that it would be fair enough to say if you were to believe in tooth ferries. Jon Allison Barber is reporting from berkley heights, new jersey, near the president s golf club where he is spending this weekend. Allison, how big a deal are these numbers for the white house . Reporter for the white house they seem to be an enormous deal. Any time we speak to anyone from the administration or hear any interviews with President Trump or even from Vice President pence, what they want to talk about is the economy and gdp growth, despite warnings from some economists that the growth is not sustainable longterm. The president is telling americans the growth is here to
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A news show featuring the top headlines of the day from pop culture to politics, which are discussed by a rotating panel of four women and one man. Harris i hear you saying david it sounds like the m. O. It sounds like their m. O. But the fact is that for decades and, of course, we got to realize Vladimir Putin is part of the old soviet union. K. G. B. Guy at heart. They have been trying to sow dissent in the United States since stalin was in power and even before that. They continue to do that. Its just the method of delivery has changed. That is what theyre focusing on now. There hasnt been enough done in the past. Probably isnt enough done now. I dont think it is ever going to stop. Harris senator Lindsey Graham says he is working to introduce a russia, quote unquote, sanctions bill from hell. Go for it. Trump has been tough on russia, as we should. So i have no problem to continue sanctions on russia. Of course we have to take the Cyber Security issues seriously. We should make sur
something, the fact that he is moderate in that area may help him in the suburbs because the ninth district is obviously very diverse. the most suburban voters may be open to that. he s a moderate and not a far left like the members of the squalls there squad but more in the middle. this is an important test for donald trump because if he can t can t, the g.o.p. if they can t win this seat where donald trump had success, the seat they ve held since 1963, that would be a problem for them. neil: no, you raise a good point, he is a different type of candidate supporters of the president s position and i believe the trade battle with china, but given the fact that the democratic challenger is up by four points in the latest poll, obviously, a margin of error i assume, it can happen but the district that the president swamped. you get other reports, in texas
they say that they have lost $150 million alone in just the last year because of these exemptions. but you also look at just last week there was an indiana-based corn ethanol plant that just shut down. just yesterday one up in minnesota announced its closure. because of that the decrease in demand for the ethanol. what you see is that ripple effect going out into the farms. we talked to one farmer yesterday who told us that, look, he voted for the president back in 2016, he wants to vote for him again in 2020 believing at one point that he was there to defend the american farmer taking on the trade battle with china which he supported. he said, but this one makes him scratch his head because that renewable fuel standard was a campaign promise that president trump made back in 2015. in 2016 two to the agricultural industry to the region. i want to introduce you to todd becker. he is the ceo of this corn ethanol plant that i was referencing. this is a little bit of what he told us in our
i still think this is joe interesting in terms of the tale of two summits. biden s race to lose because of there s the one in president his entrenched support among trump s mind where he s winning african-americans and other key the trade battle with china, he s the strongest president in constituencies in the democratic primary. the world. but elizabeth warren is gaining he s an enviromentalist. ground and her campaign he s done so much. operation, the organization we ll see how that pays off. but iowa is a state that i think and the summit that was in she will do very well in. actuality he felt like the odd and i agree with joe that iowa man out and he realizes that the matters more in the primary leaders, the fed, are process than it ever has because questioning whether his policies are affecting the world economy. which in turn could affect the u.s. economy. and so i think he felt like the of the stakes and the fact that odd man out and it was kind of obvious he felt inadequate and