and i don't think it does anybody very much good. it's a big play to keep his base very happy, which seem to be getting happier with him. in the end, materially, i don't think american workers and many american corporations are going to benefit very much. it's a pr exercise to reassert american power and make it look big and strong but in the long run, i don't think it's going to do very much at all to ameliorate the big problems the united states people face. >> we always appreciate your comments. thanks for joining us. we also heard from the u.s. defense secretary who has a blunt message for china. james mattis says the united states is in the indo pacific region to stay. during a speech saturday in singapore, he called out beijing for turning artificial islands that had built up in the south china sea into military outposts with heavy weapons. >> despite china's claims to the contrary, the placement of these weapons systems is tied directly