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This escalation in this tariff war between china and the u.s. what is going to happen? is this a lot of bluster and big talk from the president or are we going to end up enacting really steep tariffs against the other big power in the world? >> thats part of the reason that larry kudlow was hired is the president saw him on tv and thought he was doing great job and decided to bring lihim in t white house. now his role seems to be going on the the lawn and trying to calm the markets. it could rea...

Trade between the two countries. whether or not it works is an open question. whether or not its a strategy, a tactic, part of a grand plan, i dont think we know that yet, an thats what the markets fear the most, that this is something that something that the president will do for a period of time and back away, or it will lead to a wider trade war which could then in turn lead to a global recession. >> very quickly, gordon, how do you assess chinas response so far? have they been very deliberat...

For those in the heartland. the president tweeting the united states hasnt had a trade surplus with china in 40 years. they must end unfair trade, take down barriers and charge only reciprocal tariffs. the u.s. is losing $500 billion a year and has been losing billions of dollars for decades. cannot continue. the minneapolis federal reserve president sharing his thoughts on the matter as well. listen. >> this could be a lot of chess pounding and it could be a lot of bluster and not lead to real ...

Something in the middle where its a lot of bluster, but it scares both businesses and investors and they pullback and that could impact the growth of the u.s. economy so i think the impact on main street is going to be seen over the long term. i do think its very important and we at the federal reserve are paying attention but its too soon for any of us to judge and none of us knows how to weigh the probability of these different outcomes. neil: what we do know just judging by early activity in ...

The black water founder, the brother of betsy devos who spoke with great bluster about this meeting in the seychells that is being investigated in greater detail. lets listen to what he told stephanie rule and me right after talking to the congressional committee. >> you were in the seychelles. why should you meet the russian guy? why should you meet him? >> its someone weve done business before, it would be an interesting guy for you to know. we were both involved in the commodities and energy ...

Market taking a big dive today. larry kudlow started on monday in this administration. it seems like from all weve seen of him that hes basically been camped out on the driveway at the white house just answering reporters questions and trying to tamp down on what the president might be saying overnight or saying in interviews or tweeting about this escalation and this tariff war between china and the u.s. what is going to happen? is this just a lot of bluster and big talk from this president or ...

Going to choose to handle that. >> theres also the stock market taking a big dive today larry kudlow started on monday in this administration, it seems like from all weve seen of him, hes basically been camped out on the drive way at the white house, answering reporters questions and trying to tamp down on what the president might be saying to reporters overnight. or tweeting about this escalation in this tariff war between china and the u.s. what is going to happen. is this just a lot of bluste...

Workers. i think its great that hes taking a risk in this regard, but it is a risk, and well see how this works out. >> in terms of that risk as we heard from kristina, part of that is the concern about provoking china. the presidents chief economic adviser larry cut low saying before this proposed $100 billion in additional tariffs, on wednesday kudlow saying this is thement president negotiating with all the tools in his arsenal. monica, is this still looked at as a negotiation at this point? ...

Trying to turn around and whisper to the markets, its not true, its not real. which if thats the case, then the chinese arent going to back down. but then they hear all this bluster and see the president intervene many inside the white house. you never know what donald trump is going to do or what hes going to decide in a tweet and then follow through on versus just threatening. so that leads to a situation where the chinese are behaving very strategically and responding to the threats in a targ...

Rational way to get to the negotiating table. i dont think anyone in the c suite or even on wall street believes that we shouldnt be negotiating with china, that we shouldnt perhaps taking a tough stand, but is this the right way to get there? those are the kind of questions theyre asking. this seems like a messy way to get to the negotiating table. it seems like a lot of bluster perhaps to reassure his faith and for political reasons rather than getting to the right result. thats the criticism ...