dow, which was in positive territory going into today, closed down 623 points just today. earlier today the president appeared to joke about the market's decline, saying, the dow is down, perhaps on the news that representative seth moulton, whoever that may be, has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race. wow, what a card. all this comes after fed chair jerome powell said this morning the trade policy uncertainty seems to be playing a role in the global slowdown. his speech prompted an attack from the president. quote, as usual, the fed did nothing. it is incredible that they can speak without knowing or asking what i am doing which will be announced shortly. we have a very strong dollar and a very weak fed. and then in a stunning move, the president added, my only question is, who is our big enemy, jay powell or chairman xi of china? i'm joined by ben rhodes, former national security adviser for