Off Trade War News Today

Markets? theres been uncertainty at the white house for two years. brexit has been a problem in the u.k. for two years, about. france has gone up and down. theres been an on and off trade war with china. why today, why last week and not last year? >> well, because i think everything is hitting the fan right now, and its hitting the fan in part because weve just had an election. democrats are in control of the house of representatives in january. that means a rougher ride for the trump administra...

Policy. from bombing a syrian airfield to an on and off trade war with china, mr. trumps foreign policy has been difficult to predict in the last six months. our phil rath asks if the unpredictability has actually made it more effective. >> reporter: when donald trump meeting world leaders. you cant look away. like any great spectator sport. theres the buildup, the tension. often, theres rank physical spectacle. and theres emotion. sometimes, hes effusively wrong. sometimes, hes not. each unpred...