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Partner and we have just a tremendous opportunity to double, triple, quadruple that so if they go in a slightly different route -- and i know they want independence, it's going to be independence it's just your definition but if they're going to go a certain route i just said that i hope you're going to be able to trade with the united states. i read reports where that won't be possible but i believe after speaking with the prime minister's people and trade experts it will be possible so based on that and based on just trade in general and our other relationship which will be fine but the trad...

Deal she may do what i suggested but it's not an easy thing. look at the united states how the european union has taken advantage systematically of the united states on trade. it's a disgrace. so it's not an easy negotiation. john roberts, go ahead, john. no, john roberts, go ahead. cnn's fake news, i don't take question from cnn. cnn is fake news, i don't take questions from cnn. john roberts of fox, let's go to a real network. >> we're a real network, too, sir. >> reporter: thank you, mr. president. some people have suggested relations between the united states and russia are at their lowest...

Love getting along with russia and china and other countries and it will be something we bring up and talk about. to me it's such a big problem. syria of course i'll bring that up and ukraine and i'm going to bring up other subjects also. >> reporter: what would you like to hear from him? >> well, that was another one the red line in the sand -- >> what would you like president putin to do now under your watch, sir. >> i'll tell you what i'm going do, i'm going to talk to him about that before i talk to you and if something happens it will be great. i'm not going in with high expectations but ...

>> those comments were extraordinarily unhelpful. one thing donald trump and i have in common is my mother's ancestors and his father's ancestors came from the same part of germany and they came for the same reasons, in all likelihood for better opportunity. what he is doing to trans-atlantic relations is simply atrocious. this trans-atlantic relationship is not only the foundation of american national security policy, it is the crown jewel of american diplomacy over these last 70 years. to think that what we have done in europe, what we've accomplished together with our european partners is s...

>> i think we'd have a very good relationship with president putin if we spend time together. i main be wrong, other people said that didn't work out but i'm different than other people. i think we're being hurt very badly by the -- i would call it the witch-hunt, the rigged witch-hunt after watching some of the little clips, it's a different time zone to put it mildly so i didn't watch a lot but after watching the man that was testifying yesterday i call it the rigged witch-hunt. that hurts our country and relationship with russia. i think we would have the chance to have a very good relation...