syria? >> reporter: that was hardly the only jarring moment of the day. as the president rattled the financial market saying his trade deal with kline might wait until after the 2020 election. >> i have no deadline, no. in some ways i think it is better to wait until after the election. >> reporter: and when he said the u.s. doesn't support protesters in iran. >> i don't want to comment on that butt answ-- but the answer >> only to walk back. >> we do support them totally and have supported them from the beginning. >> reporter: now setting aside the nastiness baked into the white house response to the schiff report administration officials aren't attacking the specific accusations raised by democrats just yet. as for the hearing in the house judiciary committee tomorrow the president said he won't be watching as he'll be wrapping up his meetings with nato leaders, that is out of character to mr. trump who is glued to the hearings and it is hard to believe the president won't be