this is not sustainable. get another hot quarter scare people to doing business. you worry about the trade thing. the trade war, in theory, could have factories lead to the economic boom. this is where i would have an issue with that. there are many factors here. one thing that was a constant on consumer spending. it was four times what it was in the fourth quarter. that goes apart from trade. that will tell you in the face of higher gas prices americans were predisposed. i m wondering, what that could petary. that has to do with the tax cuts. that s the argument the
ward. the dow up 55.5 points. with us now, bob nardelli, former chrysler ceo. you told me during the break, as important as this putin dust-up is and what the president said or didn t say, you re far more focused on trade issues. yeah. it s unfortunate that depending on what was said or not said or intended that creates such a distraction. as i talk to my fellow ceos, the economy is really percolating here. if you think about where it s going in speed of tariffs, in spite of sanctions, in spite of some of the things being discussed. i feel optimistic about corporate america. they re turning in great profits, reinvesting capitol based on the administration s previous tax programs. the 2. oh. neil: that stuff is good. it s great. neil: so you advise the president when you see it, the dust-up and confusion over the trade thing, what do you say?
what matters is not a judge s political views but whether they can set aside those views to do what the law and the constitution requires. kimberly: the white house thing they expect kavanaugh to be confirmed by october 1 head of the political battles. if confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case, and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the united states and the american rule of law. kimberly: as we mentioned, liberals are losing our minds over president trump s pick. former democrat vision governor terry mcauliffe tweeting kavanaugh s nomination threatens the lives of millions of americans. nancy pelosi is vowing to avenge president obama by
by the european union. we lost $151 billion last year on trade, and on top of that, we spend at least 70% for nato and frankly it helps them a lot more than it helps us. dana: president trump surprising him with his remarks about his upcoming sitdown with russian president vladimir putin. that takes place on monday in finland. i have nato. i have the u.k. which is in somewhat turmoil and i have put in. frankly putin may be the easiest of them all. dana: juan, president trump trying to stir up some trouble before he goes to nato. he has been effective in getting these countries to pay more but one of the reasons they are paying more is because the threats on their borders are increasing. also this is kind of the first time they mix the issue of nato and trade. do you think it will work? juan: the trade thing is not going so well.
demeanor. easily deflecting these harsh attacks. i think the same thing is going to happen with kavanaugh. kimberly: he s going to be well-prepared and he has excellent peppermint and he s going to be able to withstand the pressure. this is a justice, justice kennedy said he was always there, first thing early, always there late. to be able to put the time and effort in. he is quite studious and i like that. he is going to do a great job. they are going to have the theatrics and do the ringling brothers circus situation regardless of who was going to sit in that chair, let s be honest. jesse: i think the main concern is that the judge is going to interpret the constitution, juan, as it s written and not tried to wail away at any sort of preposterou preposterous, you know, creation from their mind. he is going to look at the text of the constitution and you have