ripped out of the united states and intellectual property theft. somebody has to do. it i am the chosen one. >> bret: he's holding these press conference every day. you can't say reporters don't have access. >> it would have been great if the cloud had parted and a beam of sunlight had come down on the president. he is the first president to take a stand against scheibe. what is fascinating to me about president trump in just 2.5 years he changed the conversation in washington in both parties on the china issue. once we thought of china as a power that would have a peaceful rise and be responsible. now china is a peer competitor who doesn't have our interest in mind. >> bret: i saw some on line comments. how would we have covered it if barack obama turned to the skies and said he was the chosen one?