taking on different enemies around the globe right here. congressman david talked about the saver rattling from this administration. do you think that there is a real argument here that districts from the different scandals or truly big issues that need the full and complete attention for this administration and his cabinet? well, thomas, that s a great point. molly makes a great point, as well. it wasn t too long ago then candidate donald trump said on the campaign trail china would be a currency manipulator. the first one i would make is earlier this morning president trump tweeting he s trying to pressure the chinese to work with or work with european, as well as u.s. allies to pressure north korea to take a different plan of attack regarding their military by not labeling them a currency manipulator. the second point i would make is it was just a couple weeks ago when people like senator john mccain and lindsey graham had
kim jong-un is rolling out the same strategy that s always been used by dictators around the world and that s to kind of create enemies around them because that s the only way he can hold on to power and hold on to support of his people when they think they are under a threat. that s what he continues doing. i don t think we can take that lightly or cavalier or count on it. i think we have to regard them as a serious threat they potentially pose but i think we have to realize that this is a lot of saver rattling done i think as much for internal consumption in north korea then for any other reason. american presidents use that to create enemies to make them look emboldened and policy choices and strengthening american absolutely. consent in defending the national interest. after president trump and and to win elections, too. and to win elections. but after that meeting with the president of china and donald