substantially weaker than he estimated. he said he wasn't concerned about it. he want today look at the fine print. the president is aware of all this information. he has had discussion was aides according to sources about how the economy could potentially impact his 20 chances, specifically the ongoing trade war with china. just yesterday he tried to distance himself a bit from it saying it's not his trade war with china even though he called himself as you saw there the chosen one. he also sort of skofd and dismissed the idea of payroll taxes pursuing that as a potential way to push off any kind of economic slowdown. just a short while ago larry cudd low says it's something the administration has been working on some time. he called it tax cuts 2.0. and effectively said they weren't imminent but they would put more out into the public going into the 2020 campaign season, kate. >> maybe they'll come out in the foreseeable future. great to see you boris thank you. outfront correspondent for american urbaned radio networks april ryan.