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Cyberattackers and terrorists. it's never been used in the context the president is talking about. it's never been used in a purely economic dispute to punish a trading partner and to force american companies, the private sector, to pull out of another country in this kind of context. so it would be a novel use of this power, to say the least. never before used. no doubt will be a challenge in court. we don't know how that would play out. >> one more piece i want to reference that you wrote, that even some of the president's advisers were alarmed by his statements on the economy. what are thos...

You got to vote for me. >> that got rousing reaction from this crowd. they wanted to see him speak. your thoughts on that statement? >> a bit of a false choice. i am an investor, not a politician. the president presided over a strong economy but there are a lot of signs on the horizon and one is self caused and that is the trade issue. you talked about it before but this is top of mind. one reason is such dramatic swings in the market this we, 800 points up down 300 points up. we always say the market hate uncertainty and just like during barack obama's stimulus program, the cash for clunkers,...

Is not through some kind of reckless trade war. it's by organizing the rest of the world to stand with us. >> ben, do you think that that almost is the fundamental evidence that we have with some of these campaigns? they know the -- i could argue the number one foreign policy challenge is the relationship with china right now because of the impact it's having on the economy. do you think they're just so fearful of that trade issue? jtsd well, some of them are. and i think they need to take it on. it doesn't mean that you're a free trader around the world. it's just to say if we want to stand u...

President time and time again, on twitter in a gaggle of reporters he keeps trying to punt this issue to the candidates saying they can't wait to have a democratic candidate in office for these deals. thing is a last effort to keep some sort of semblance on the table. >> i want to get your perspective on this, iowa farmers saying some of them willing to give the president some time. they're patient with him. they're not necessarily disappointed yet with his policies. i'm curious to get your thoughts. does the white house see trade as a serious political hurdle for trump's election heading into...

Trade war. if i'm not an aircraft exporter, i don't care. now it is in my back yard. i'm here in new england and i have to tell you, it's on main street. from footwear to lobsters, it's everywhere right now. it's showing up. lobster sales to china be down 70% because of this trade issue. 70% of footwear that we wear is coming from china. this will affect families and the economy and the consumer, which is what is driving the u.s. economy. so i'm not buying it. i think this is a real issue. needs to get resolved to get back to the real economy, which is doing great. >> neil: i want to thank you...