how do you put what we saw yesterday in the context with our european allies. we also have an ongoing trade dispute with china as well. >> yeah. look, i mean we're in an environment, a global environment that really cannot easily be disrupted. greatest american companies rely on global supply chains. and the u.s. economy and the chinese economy is interconnected, and interdependent. so i have some real concerns to the exp tend we're exchanging in rhetoric or actual actions that increase the pressure and tension between the u.s. and china. american businesses and american consumers might very well draw the short straw. >> let's switch gears and talk about the summit with north korea, the possible summit, shall we say. you served as ambassador to singapore.