Interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. They missed the call and raised it too fast and too high. They should not have done the tighten and should not have raised it to the extent. We could have had the raises but nothing like they did. This is a trade war that should have taken a long time ago by a lot of president. I am the chosen one. Somebody had to do it. So i am taking on china. Joining us now. Nbc news, correspondent, kelly odonell and our chief john harwood. Hope you guys got your notebooks out, there were a lot to cover. The media is trying to convince the public to have a recession. The economy is so strong, what numbers if any has the white house offered to support this argument . Strong retail sales and the idea that Consumer Spending is a strong position and it is. Consumer spending has been doing well and the economy continues to grow. It is not in recession. There is a fundamental contradiction between saying the economy is strong and then ripping the Federal Reserve