or the presidents? >> should the president -- >> should he be saying stop this merger? i don't think the issue is whether the president takes a position on the merger. i think it's the why that is of more relevance and that may be harder to pick apart. but again i think he made clear in the campaign that he was going to take this position. do i think that was good idea? well, no. i look at antitrust as a very hands-off approach and i think he was being aggressive and inappropriately. >> it's all about the why. every time he said it, when you look at it contextualy, he was tikd off at cnn. >> he didn't just mention in the campaign. he also issued a press release from the campaign saying president trump would never allow this particular merger to go forward. and the answer is quite simple.