the mueller investigation, where he sort of goes on and on and on. he was by his own standards fairly disciplined. to me, it was showing an awareness that he didn't -- he was trying to limit his commentary. maybe he realizes that when he really blows his stack, it kind of fuels the fire and heightens the sense of crisis. meanwhile, the turkish president is visiting and that in and of itself was a pretty strange situation. you know, here's erdogan, who essentially defied american policy, defied the president's protestations, invaded northeastern syria, infuriated top u.s. military and diplomatic officials, leading members of congress. president trump had him to the white house. several members of congress said that he should rescind the invitation. and trump called himself a big fan of the turkish leader, who also is an authoritarian who has imprisoned journalists, and basically spent the day, it appeared, trying to find ways to