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That is not what he is after. he has repeatedly said that what he wants is zero tariffs everywhere. he said it at the g7 and again with the e.u. that is a really hard thing to do because before we were allowing them to collect on us while we werent collecting on them. so to get them to give that up, you have to recreate leverage where others before you have given all the leverage away. so its not an easy job to do. but the one thing we know now for sure is what his intention sincerely is. >> lis...

Leverage but its a big gamble if he really pushes it to the next level. >> bret: how it plays. >> jonathan set it up really well as a gamble especially if youre thinking politically. even if im looking through the polling taking place in the last couple of weeks, those who support the president most strongly are in rural areas, those who dislike the tariffs most strongly are in urban areas, not people who are feeling the pinch from the commodity price drop. i think the president has something wh...

Thats good. the macroeconomic numbers. the guys who support employers deserve to be held up high and undergird the economies, the pillars of it. that was barack obamas approach to populous economic messaging to attack wall street and the holders of money and thats the wrong way to go. >> bill: the economy is always a hot issue. you wonder what this news does to democratic talking points. they will level against republicans. >> it is difficult to envision the message theyll take to average voters...

I was apoplectic back then, even on cnn, i think president trump is doing exactly what i and many people were frustrated about president obama doing because you end up not getting anything for it, what you end up doing is giving away pieces of leverage at a really bad time. im not sure the president understands that. he had a meeting with kim jong-un, thought it was great, guess what, a report comes out theyre building missiles. you have a meeting with no consequences with rouhani, you will end ...

More about that interesting trump tower meeting that he was part of. and other interesting -- you were part of it too? you were chuckling. >> i think the 305 years in prison is enough leverage to get him to talk. doesnt have to be anything else. >> but if he really faces that prospect. >> why did not he take the deal? >> because he thinks he is nts in perha innocen innocent perhaps. >> but it is easy to get prosecutions in this case. do you think he is counting on therebeing a pardon coming his ...

Government down. no one in congress wants to do that. i suspect he in the end wont do this and continually making this point send aing a message to them he wants to get serious about border security to unlock this immigration problem they have. we will see what happens. i dont think it will actually shut the government down but is leverage he can hold over the congress to get what he wants. >> late june, 57% of a gallup poll, 57% of people say they do not want a border wall. as far as conservati...

This is one of the few ways to leverage them, i will shut the government down. no one in congress wants to do that. i suspect he in the end wont do this and continually making this point and sending a message to them them he wants to get serious about border security to unlock this immigration problem they have. we will see what happens. i dont think it will actually shut the government down but is leverage he can hold over the congress to get what he wants. >> late june, 57% of a gallup poll, 5...

Or the e.u. who has more leverage the country currently harbors about three and a half million refugees from syria alone to air to one they are not only a responsibility they are also a trump card one that he can use against europe whenever he wants. damascus and its suburbs after seven long years of fight. its back under control. people here still live in fear there are checkpoints. and the secret services are never far away in the wars aftermath colors daily life ali is a civil servant he earn...

Any time you cede it as president of the united states on something as serious as nuclear weapons youre making a mistake. >> why is it okay now for north korea? why is it okay now for lots of folks? >> they shouldnt. if youre consistent with your national security views. i was upset with president obama for reaching out with no concessions. actually, president obama gave them cash to come to the table. i was apoplectic back then, even on cnn, i think president trump is doing exactly what i and m...

Facebook under a tremendous amount of pressure. in the last five days its down 19% down for the year. netflix for a little while. netflix did pretty good. the ceo overhyped what they were going to do and didnt deliver on it. >> sandra: whats happening today. triple digit gain, the dow up 107 points as we speak. whats leading it? >> we were going to open flat and we came up big. big report out that the united states and china have restarted trade negotiations. what i find interesting about this, ...