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Is that -- do you see the choices that stark? >> no, i don't. actually i agree with all the commentary that this is nonbinding. so i kind of wonder why there's all this hyperbole over this agreement. i think it is more symbolic, where people felt like all -- >> matt, that's the point. if it was symbolic, why pull out? if it's symbolic -- >> because it's so -- >> all this guy did was stick his name on buildings. why not just leave our name on an accord that makes us look good? that's my point. >> why? it's so phony. >> that never stopped donald trump before. good lord. >> or other politicians. ...

Trillion-dollar market going down the road. it's going to dwarf the old markets that exist now. and the other thing is, it's very, very shortsighted. yes, maybe there's a few jobs that wild l be lost not but you want your children -- >> it was nonbinding. this president could have said if there are jobs lost, i'll evaluate it case by case. i mean, to me, what confounds me is the president with some affection for branding, i guess i don't know if i should call it success, that he didn't use it as an opportunity to rebrand the paris accord. call it, you know, 2.0. >> well, unfortunately, america...

John kerry spoke. >> they would merit that, have they solved the problem of syria by dealing with assad, i mean, what is that it suddenly promise a reward to russia? >> karen, quickly, what is it? >> well, that's a good question and i don't know we understand the answer to that. beyond i think it was a desire, as one official told me, to clear the decks of these diplomatic embassy consulate disagreements and then get down to the real policy issues. but of course it only clears the deck on one side. it doesn't solve the problem in st. petersburg. >> thank you for joining us. this was stunning t...

Pretty dire crisis for this white house? >> bewell it is is interesntere didn't win this fight. brought in corporate executives like elon musk and so forth, make sure the president, ivanka's father, jared's father-in-law, had other voices in his ear, not just steve bannon's voice. it didn't succeed. now, they did -- i think they would tell you they want sort of a concession prize or whatever, a consolation prize, in the promise to renegotiate to try to re-enter paris or negotiate a new pact. what we don't know is how serious that really is. was that just thrown out there to basically satisfy t...

And clearly still very much as the president's ear. nicolle. >> thank rue very much, kristen welker, come back if you hear anything new and break in. my panel, rick stengel. former managing editor of "time" magazine. and my friend, donny deutsch, branding and markieting expert. i'm going to re-brand and market you. you just -- fan favorite. i mean, i guess let me start with you, are rick, what do you think about this sort of choice he laid out for the people of choosing between the people of pittsburgh and the people of paris? >> well, first of all, i'm going to get to that in one second. >> o...