offing this week by the d.a. in new york is just sort of the latest assault on the american justice system by the democratic party. maria: well, we've been talking about the ramifications. already we see oured is very -- our adversaries pouncing against us. xi meeting with putin tomorrow, and we've got a lawless situation at the southern border. what are we going to do about these two standards of justice? how does that change? >> well, you know, tom coton the's comments -- tom cotton's comments, i agree agree with most of them. i think it's important to point out to your viewers that the rhetoric out of china for the last two decades has been that the united states is a declining power and that china is the ascending world power, and unfortunately that rhetoric seems to be praying out. certainly, a lot of americans and a lot of our allies think that maybe president xi is right. as tom cotton the said we have a kick me sign, i think we've had sandic kicked in our face for