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It was our idea because after two world wars we were tired of going in to rescue europe from themselves. we wanted the europeans to get together. we pushed for the e.u. and it's been a fabulous success. are there trade problems other problems, of course. so let's deal with them. but let's not forget whatever our problems are now, it's better than let's say d-day. >> dana: indeed. she might be in a no-win situation. daniel fried, thank you for being here. >> my pleasure. >> dana: we are learning the u.s. is send mag reins to bolster security at the u.s. embassy in haiti after four days of riots...

Whi whitney, nice to have you on. >> thank you. >> larry kudlow said, no, no, no, it n's not a trade war, it' just a family disagreement. is this a trade war? >> we're not in a full trade war but there is a real chance this may escalate into a trade war. >> he says family disagreement. you said we are alienating all of our friend and partners at a time when we could really use their support. tell me why that is so important right now. >> well, on north korea for sure, but even in the trade world, we have serious trade problems with china and we are now negotiating with china. but history shows...

Trump's overall economic policies, which is trying to practice capitalism at home and mercantilism abroad and that's not going to work over the long term. >> it's going to be an interesting week. macron in town, merkel later this week. the merkel meeting will be especially interesting because trump is always complaining about germany's trade surplus and, frankly, he's got a point. but germany runs a trade surplus. germany consumes less than it produces. the solution would be to get germany to save less and spend more. that's not going to be fixed by tariffs which seems to be this president's m...

Solving trade problems in the world. >> but not just trade problems, right? if you think about it, mr. secretary, there's an opportunity to address some of the international issues that we're now facing. you think about china. the video of them still trading with the north koreans even though they signed on to sanctions. this is an opportunity for the president to say, listen, we're serious about this. and we have some mighty economic power. so if you're not with the program, then we have the ability to inflict some pain in an economic way. >> anybody that doubts the president's sense of convi...

Taxes on imports will not bring jobs back to pittsburgh. and you are talking about 140,000 jobs in steel industry versus 6.5 million jobs in the united states that rely on steel to make stuff. this will mean higher prices for consumers. how can the white house promise that the pro-growth tax cuts will not be undone or dented by trade problems? >> they can promise all they want until right before november when consumers and voters start seeing less moecney in the paychecks and higher tabs at the bar or at the car dealerships. they will see things cost more. i think there will be a significant p...