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Would argue they are a state controlled or at least influenced company and what does that mean? that means that they're pretty close to the communist party of china. i wouldn't buy a zte telephone. i'm not saying it's not well made, but i wouldn't buy a zte telephone and allow my information, potentially, to be shared with president xi jinping and his party. >> what's it tell you that the trump administration is entering this deal with china in zte at the same time it is slapping tariffs on u.s. allies including canada and mexico? >> let me talk about the trade issue. i'm giving the president ...

Our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets. i think this is a discussion trying to finalize the nafta agreement, going through on renegotiations and you're just in the middle of it. >> and back with me now david drucker and jay newton-small. david, i want to begin with you on this tweet from bob corker, a republican, and as we were just talking about during the break, look, there has been an interesting cdynamic between corker and the president but still this tweet was sending a strong message on the president's tariff. >> he basically said we're headed toward venezuela and if we've seen the br...

Trade, and i really abhor the idea of closing off american markets and support opening markets. so i think this is going to be a real test to see where the party is, this trade issue. >> well, we are seeing some current republicans speak out who are in congress on that issue of trade, scott. we heard from mitch mcconnell who of course is like the republican leader in congress right now as the senate majority leader. we had heard from ban sasse and a number of other republicans saying this trade idea is a bad idea. but is the president listening? >> i think the president is doing what he said h...

Commentator and former congressman charlie dent. so, congressman, i'll start with you because you just left capitol hill. you were there as trump became the leader of your party. what do you make or do you agree with the speaker -- former speaker boehner and what governor kasich said? >> yeah, i largely agree with both of what they just said, that the party really -- the litmus test for the republican party now is loyalty to the president. it's not about any set of principles or ideals. that has changed, and i think we should acknowledge that fact. there was a time when people would judge you....

There is some dialogue with north korea. i'll tell you, i do think that this summit is a bit forced and a bit rushed. i see no harm in postponing this, no point in going to a summit if nothing's going to be announced. so i think the president has some opportunity, you know, on tax reform, deregulation. he has some things that he can sell, but at the same time, there are a lot of danger signs and i think this tariff issue, this trade issue, is one that could really cause some very unnecessary turbulence and could be very disruptive to him and his agenda politically. >> so that's the policy side...