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Global minimum tax, which has been in the works for quite a while and janet yellen and president biden deserve credit for that, and g-20s are usually long on words and short on action, and i suspect that will probably remain the case as we approach glasgow, but i think for biden on balance it's probably going to bump up his numbers a few points back home. whether or not that makes a difference given the fraught climate is highly uncertain. >> what about this very strained relationship between these two nato allies, the united states and turkey right now? the president did have this separate me...

Call on iran to come back to the table saying the sanctions they're willing to relieve would be a big boost for their economy if they're willing to come to the table. >> thank you so much, mike for that. also in rome security on high alert with the protest of the g-20. let's go to kir simmons with that part of the story. how intense have the demonstrations been and what are they protesting specifically? >> reporter: we've certainly heard them alex across this skyline at times. honestly the protests have not been as substantial or impactful as we've seen at other g-20s. there's always a rag tid...

Trump will have this document. he says they're over there investigating, this guy's a crook, just totally fabricating the reality. >> and writing the draft is key point there. we've probably covered a million g-7s or g-20s. in this particular case it was supposed to be a statement from ukraine, a press release or something like that, and you've got these american officials, u.s. officials some who worked for the government, another giuliani who's working directly for the president in a private capacity giving advice and sort of having editorial control over what ukraine government admits or pu...

The administration to impose sanctions for the murder of jamal khashoggi. a very remarkable tableau of the president praising enemies really of the united states and not similar praise for traditional allies. >> we've seen it every time the president goes overseas on every one of these trips. if it's to a nato or the other g-20s. this, i think, was just framed in a book-end. really in a weekend period as americans were enjoying a summer weekend here, their president, our president, was watching -- was doing things he's done individually but sort of this 100-hour block of what he's done, it is ...

>> he does. >> i guess so, we got a call very quickly. a lot of people follow it. but you know, they have contacted us and they would like to see -- we're not talking about for, extended, just a quick hello. >> oh my god, he follows me on twitter. will there be friendship bracelets? joining me is author of "the targ targeter." malcolm nance and sarah, scholar of authoritarian states and former state department advisor niara hawk and nbc news senior international correspondent kirsten. what's the take away from donald trump at the g 20? >> well, this are so many, joy, i guess. i think one of th...