Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171111:07:40:00
You and us, but i'll go ahead and ask, was there as much surprise on the trip as there was back here to hear the president's comments on china after running so hard against china in the campaign and as president saying he really doesn't blame china for what they have been up to economically, vis-a-vis the u.s.? >> reporter: there's no question, brian, that the president pulled his punches. we know night after night on the campaign trail, rally after rally, he accused china of manipulating the currency of healthy and terrible trade imbalance. he one night said china is raping our country. we he...