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Protectioni protectionist, not great for stocks. today opposite. lower taxes, fewer regulations. that's good for stocks. the president, before the meeting, had all these big wigs in, steve shoresman, larry fink, jack welsh, all these people to the white house. before that he said, we're gonna bring back job, bring down your taxes and get rid of your regulations. that's it. that's music to their ears. >> sandra: also him just meeting with these business leaders. sort of putting out the whole idea that america elected a business man to run this country and bring back jobs. they're taking credit,...

So, i mean, he gets things done. now, now whether or not -- i'm not here endorsing him. i'm just saying he is a doer. there's no question about it. he gets things done. >> let me ask you about another ceo on that stage getting a lot of attention. carly fiorina, of course, was the ceo of hp. your stock value increased 4000%. hers went down 52%. is that a fair metric on which her judge her tenure at hp? >> i had a longer tenure. i had more time to build my team. and hired away from a dysfunctional at hp. she may never have had the right chance or tune. i'm not here to judge her. her tenure in hi...

Want to run and be in that, absolutely not. and i don't think i'd be elected. >> isn't that both trump's blessing and his curse that he is so opinionated and unmuscled? >> it's almost interesting. it's must-see tv when he shows up. the first question on trump, trump is on edge's mind. >> i have the same with my radio callers on sirius sm. i guess the serious question is whether he hases the temper meant to be president of the united states. what does jack welch think about that? >> well, i've had two or three things with business with him and he sure gets things done.

Again. to make this country -- he's got a great record in florida. he's certainly a very attractive man. but does he have the fire in the belly today to change the direction of this country? >> one question about the other side of the aisle. you want to see joe biden get into this? >> well, i -- my view is, the republicans ought to be careful for what they would wish for. they were happy to have hillary lose the last time. and they got president obama. if they keep pushing on this on this thing too far, and joe comes in, i think he'll be a tougher competitor than hillary to beat. >> jack welch...

Now, some of the give and take. some of the negotiating skills, that would depend on the person. >> your tenure at ge was legendary. a 1981 to 2001 reign. the stock value increased 4000% if i'm not mistaken. do you think that jack welch could have gone from ge, from 30 rock to pennsylvania avenue? >> i probably wouldn't have been elected because i'm too opinionated. >> that's trump's blessing and curse, right? >> could i have done the job? absolutely. would i have the skills? absolutely. could i have been elected? would i want to run, would i want to be in that menu? absolutely not. and i don'...