adam began working with small business week committee in 2009, which is my first year and managed it through 2019. adam is to commended for his excellent skills and talents in producing and managing a week long occasion that has over 60 events and workshops. this was an accomplished about his amazing ability to coordinate and manage consisting of nearly 20 small business community organizations. adam was instrumental in maintaining partnerships with sponsorships which resulted in san francisco small business week being the largest and most comprehensive in the united states. for these reasons and many more that the small business commission is proud to recognize adam straus for his contributions to celebrating small business in san francisco and san francisco small business week. without adam straus small business week would not be what it is today. he's a d.j. and whole lot of other stuff. adam, congratulations thank you very much for everything that you have done. you want to say a few words? >> thank you guys. it's been a pleasure working with you guys over the last ten years. it's

guest: a busy week for the secretary of state. a busy week for the president, who will leave sometime wednesday for the g 20 summit in japan. he will also make a stop in south korea to meet with president moon. to the caller's, a lot of experts say if iran -- and they are expected to announce ramping up uranium development -- that of thee a major breach deal that the obama administration and european allies struck with iran. it is still in place. the u.s. is not part of it. but that would essentially be the exit of iran from that agreement. what a lot of experts see is, then, a nuclear arms race in the region, which is alarming. israelrabia, we suspect has some capability there, and other countries, trying to combat and a rainy and atomic arsenal with their own, raising stakes in the region, which are always high. then, you get into what israel -- think about benjamin netanyahu. he has his own political problems. is he going to allow israel's biggest enemy to acquire nuclear weapons? i believe the "new york times" over the weekend

busy week.ef investment officer, legal & general investment management good morning. so what are you watching this week about saddam central banks —— banks. watching this week about saddam central banks -- banks. whatever the fed will tell us will depend on what happens at the 620 the week after. as we've heard already, the market is focusing on this idea that there will be an insurance cut because if we bring it all together, it's clear at the economic picture, yes, has been slowing but gradually, so there's no urgency to cuts but markets telling us a very diverging story. risk assets, equities are hanging in there, it has been turbulent, the month of may has been weaker but we are two percent of the all—time high, the bond market telling us the situation is much weaker and we telling us the situation is much weakerand we are telling us the situation is much weaker and we are actually heading towards recession. as we know, only one of them can be correct. explain to us what you mean by an insur

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business school in boston. more coming up. carol: trade tensions ahead of next week's g20 conference. we will take a look at that. we begin with bloomberg business editor joel weber on this week's issue that features a special pride takeover of the business section. great to have you here. great to be here. we are going to get into that in a moment. let us talk about the pride issue. >> here we are almost 50 years after stonewall. we thought this was the moment to market that moment with this cover and package of stories. jason: how do you choose the stories? >> what we wanted to look at was a consumer element but also how companies and also elements of the workplace and courts are impacting a lot of this. it is a little bit of a smorgasbord and that was the intent because there is so much we could possibly say on this topic. carol: as the reporting shows, there is still a lot of legal pushback when it comes to the lgbtq community. joel: there is still some supreme court cases that will be heard that could fundamentally change the nature of gay rights in america. still. jason: joel web

a very busy week. it will take him across the channel to normandy.t after noon i a few hours ago. he'll be received this morning by queen elizabeth, all the pomp ander is pony of the state visit. you can see them in the buckingham palace garden. greeted this morning by prince of wales, prince charles. and the duchess of cornwall walking with melania trump.inte took aim sat some members of the royal family by prime minister may herself. president trump is prepared for the possibility of climate change to come up. this is something that's near and dear to prince charles' heart. an issue where he and the president don't see eye to eye. a possible tension point. that said, president trump is a fan of the queen. he has enjoyed his previous visits. this is his first official state visit, which means the queen is formally hosting the trump family. but he has been to the uk for a working visit in the past and me so far, we have seen no breaches of protocol. meghan markle is home with her young infant son archie, he and prince harry just had a baby. president

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the temperatures continue to drop into the rest of the business week.the details coming up. >> thank you, rosemary. >>> we are following breaking news right now for you. there is traffic alert. a major one on westbound 580. this is in the altamonte pass area. all westbound lanes of the freeway shut down, or they had been all shut down for a time, because of this brush fire that you can see crews are dealing with there on the ground as you watch the live pictures here from sky forks. we just saw one of those water- dropping helicopters sort of swoop in there and drop some water on what looks like a large tree there along the side of the road that appears to have been burning. we pull out the shot here and you can see you have a pretty good area of brush that caught here here, although from the shot, thankfully, we are not seeing a lot of active flames. so that would indicate that crews may be getting a handle on this fire, but this is having a major impact on traffic. from this shot it looks as though all but one westbound lane of interstate 580 in the a

forolitico and co-author of "the hill to die on," andee joshua national correspondent for bloomberg business week. vivian, where do these talks stand? will mexican president lopez obrador buckle and cut a deal? vian: it certainly seems like they're willing to come to the table to discuss. they're eager to avoid tariffs but we'vetieen w on pins and needles waiting for president trump to get back in he's been out of the country the entire week where all of this has been unfolding. meetings at the state department. they seem to be breaking groun grow -- ground on a number of the imgrags issues the trump administration is demanding. the stay at home third country policy and two others. the meabs t camethe country wanting to put troops on theirh so border and other concessions but president trump said it wasn't enough. robert:op how many t would be on the southern border for? mexi vivian: that's a part of the discussion a they haven't even determined that much. it's not something the trumpti administ has been so focused on as much as it is t securi u.s. southern border but a lot of the advisors, inclu

mueller's news conference to the president threatening tariffs on mexican i products, has been a busy weekashington as usually is the case. >> always is. joining us to break it all down is moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. chuck, it seems like every week we're talking about this, the impeachment proceedings, possibly impeaching the president. but this week democrats have been accelerating their calls to impeach the president after robert mueller, you know, came forward with statements this week. whatatre the democrhe did baiting? >> i think debating the it.sequences of either decision looks political. nancy pelosi said this. e's right. and yet it is also wrong at the same time. she said, they can't impeach for political reasons and can't nota i for political reasons except they're having a debate about politics. it is what it is. if they're having a debate about whether this is a rise to the level of -- this violation of the rule of law, if they're deb deba debating because he's not serious about russian interference, if they can turn the debate into that, it is a debate over poli

. >>> house democrats have a busy week in their investigation into robert mueller's report. president trump has declared the probe over. lawmakers have three straight days of hearings and votes into the matter. tomorrow the house judiciary committee will hold a hearing on possible presidential obstruction and other crimes. on tuesday the house is set to vote on contempt cases against attorney general william barr and former white house counsel don mcgahn for ignoring subpoenas. housentelgence will review. a growing number of democrats are calling for impeachment proceedings, but some experts say it is too soon. >> the time has come to do the investigation. stop talking about it. stop talking about what you are going to label it. get the subout. call the witnesses and let's get moving. republicans are bashing democrats over monday's hearing. the democrats say educating americans about the true mueller report is a top priority because they believe the white house has misled the public about its findings. >>> some changes going on down in mexico and president trump is taking cr

stay with us on fox business. week starts now. wall street maria: happy weekend! welcome to the program that analyzes the week that was and helps position you for the week ahead.what a week it was. i am maria bartiromo. thank you for joining us.we have a jampacked program. my exclusive interview with president trump, just ahead of his visit to japan for the g 20 summit and his meeting with chinese president, xi jinping. a lot to talk about with the present per the most elusive one on one with huawei chief security officer, andy purdy and the president of the federal reserve can robert kaplan put all the issues you want answered right here, right now this weekend. all eyes on the g 20 japan as the president met with xi jinping and the highly anticipated evening on trade. this week the treasury secretary steven mnuchin says he does see a path to complete a deal, however, the president said he has a plan b and is the same as plan a, mark harris. watch. >> we had a deal. and it was a deal that really was close to being done. >> steve mnuchin said you were 90 percent th

. >> reporter: exactly next week is a busy week we havan outline of that after they come back from the break. first the hearing on the mueller report that will not include mueller, that will not include the attorney general, at least at this point. but this will be democrats' opportunity to layout essentially what they believe ii in ts report that implicates president trump. that's happening next week also, votes are set, some of them final, some of them preliminary to hold several members of the trump administration in , contempt including attorney general william barr, former white houso counsel n mcgahn, and commerce secretary wilbur ross, all of them for defying or failing to comply with various subpoenas. finally, next week on monday, president trump's 5% tariff against mexican goods kicks in unless mexico, he says, comes up with some way to stop the flow of illegal immigration, while some republicans are applauding that others are concerned about the impact on trade. frances? >> all right, tracie potts for thank you, tracie. >> from pomp to politics, after an extravagant welcome

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this is just a headline from bloomberg business week, as suicide rise, surers find way toss deny mental health coverage. can you talk about that? >> it's interesting, because the affordable care act was one of the primary ways this country started moving to more fair and equitable coverage. before that, individuals and small-group plans didn't necessarily have to cover mental health at all. not only did those plans have to cover mental health, but had to covered it at par yesterday. there was a parity law that brought mental health coverage to large group plans. while it's campaigneded kiefer, we find that plans are still discriminating against mental health dare. >> they found the plan was using made-up criteria for deny claims rather than generally accepted medical criteria providing mental health treatment. >> why would insurers wants to do that? is it particularly expensive? other reasons why? >> health plans want to make money and frankly denying care is one way to do it. would we accept that for a cancer patient? for heart disease in why do we allow it for mental health care? >> w

jason: and check out our business week podcast.loomberg television starts now. ♪ ♪ emily: i'm emily chang and this is the "best of bloomberg technology" where we bring you all our top interviews. slack makes its public debut but not by the usual path. and facebook reveals plans for its own cryptocurrency but lawmakers are pushing back. and we have an exclusive sit down with sheryl sandberg who responds to the controversy.

guest: a busy week for the secretary of state. busy week for the president, who will leave sometime wednesday for the g 20 summit in japan. he will also make a stop in south korea to meet with president moon. to the caller's, a lot of experts say if iran -- and they are expected to announce ramping up uranium development -- that of thee a major breach deal that the obama administration and european allies struck with iran. it is still in place. the u.s. is not part of it. but that would essentially be the exit of iran from that agreement. what a lot of experts see is, then, a nuclear arms race in the region, which is alarming. israelrabia, we suspect has some capability there, and other countries, trying to combat and a rainy and atomic arsenal with their own, raising stakes in the region, which are always high. then, you get into what israel -- think about benjamin netanyahu. he has his own political problems. is he going to allow israel's biggest enemy to acquire nuclear weapons? i believe the "new york times" over the weekend n

we cool it down into the business week. upper 70s by wednesday. >>> tomorrow people with 5100 area code will have to change the way they dial out. will have to dial 1 plus the area code and in the number. this is because the california public utilities commission is getting ready to add a brand- new area code 341. the western part of alameda and contra costa counties. this is the first step in doing so. starting july 22 either 510 with a 341 area code will be assigned to new numbers in the area. >>> is special olympics in northern california officially kicked off tonight. at uc davis. the opening ceremonies took place marking the start of the summer games. or than 1000 athletes are expected to compete from 30 counties across the state. the games come after weeks of training and regional competition. one athlete has been competing in the games for 38 years. >>> i met my wife through blotchy ball years ago. she is my angel. >>> is special olympics in northern california summer games takes place this weekend at uc davis. it in

it isa it is a busy week of sport with international tournaments and major championships taking placecross the globe, we will begin with the women's world cup in football, both scotla nd women's world cup in football, both scotland and england prepare for important second matches in group d tomorrow. we have been with the england camp. just over 24 hours from now, here in le havre, into and will be taking on argentina in their second group game of the world cup, a win would see them through to the knockout stages, and with a match to spare. all 23 players trained today, although toni duggan, once again, training separately, doing independent strength and conditioning work because she is still recovering from a thigh problem, she looks to be a concern for the game tomorrow, but millie bright is recovering from the shoulder problem, and stokes, with her knee issue, look fit to start. the only other potential problem for phil neville could be jade moore, in central midfield, leaving training a little early. i have been speaking with jade ahead of the game, she says that going back four y

and we'll look back on the past week in business — donald trump has dominated the headlines yet againrustration over the lack of a trade deal with japan — to his exasperation over germany's gas deal with russia. we'll be talking about all that and more with our economics editor, andrew walker. also — a ban on harmful gender stereotypes in adverts comes into force in the uk today, so we want to know, do you think these kinds of ads reinforce outdated ideas about gender or not? let us know — just use #bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. we start with the price of oil. it has continued to rise after spiking more than 4% on thursday — after explosions damaged two tankers off the coast of iran. us secretary of state mike pompeo has called them "the latest in a series of attacks" by iran — attacks which iran has categorically denied. washington has also blamed tehran for attacks on four tankers last month in the same area — again — accusations iran denies. meanwhile president xijinping has said china will promote ties with iran no matter how the situation changes. what are we ta

a reminder of an equally busy week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament, where borisjohnson and jeremy hunt emerge as the contenders for the conservative leadership. and the snp launch a ferocious attack on mrjohnson‘s record. not only is the member racist, he is stoking division in communities, and has a record of dishonesty! also on this programme... order — questions to the prime minister! as he celebrates ten years in the chair, we weigh up john bercow‘s decade as speaker. in a great many respects, john bercow is very different to his predecessors, certainly over the past two centuries. and is it time to re—label veggie burgers and sausages, because their names are misleading? so instead of saying "mock bacon", you'd be saying a wheat gluten shaped smoky paprika—flavoured lump that's sliced thinly? but first: the final phase of the fight to be our next prime minister is under way. conservative mps have put forward borisjohnson and jeremy hunt as the candidates to face party members. they'll now take part in

jason: and check out our business week podcast.oomberg television starts now. ♪ david: was it the hardest job you ever had? gen. kelly: it was very hard but very meaningful. not very enjoyable. david: your family was a blue-collar family. gen. kelly: very blue-collar. my dad was a world war ii vet. david: you were in combat. did you expect that you would survive? gen. kelly: it's a lot of shooting and bombs and whatnot. we are marines. david: did you ever say to the president that maybe the tweets are too much? gen. kelly: never did. the president feels very strongly that his tweeting goes around the press. >> will you fix your tie please? david: people wouldn't recognize me if

and a very warm welcome to the quarter let's go to from the business week 3 veterans of a hard to believe ground coalitions disrupts the traditional party system and so the huge shifts within the electorate. very interesting simon thank you all 3 for being with me here on quarter into this week i'd like to begin with you cordillera a lot to going on here in berlin of the moment talk of crisis in the government why are people saying that the government's days are numbered. i would say that the days you can already count. for the next elections to come up but this government is now buying time and there is not too much probably to expect to be taken from this government anymore so from what you're saying the foreign view foreign countries and foreign into international partners of germany who are looking on at the current situation they can rest assured that america has a steady hand on the tiller or the government is more or less functioning as usual . yes they're functioning they're managing yes but they're not. they are just trying to buy time to find out who's going to lead the social d

. >>> here's another heads up for the week ahead, starting monday businesses in the district could be fined as much as $800 ive thy you a plastic straw and stirrers that can only be usedo ce. the law took effect inct oober of last year. pbut the graceiod ends on monday. in virginia, keep in mind, the minimum age to buyobacco and other nicotine r productsises from 18 to 21. >>> and happening today the annual smithsonian folklife ti music fesl kicks off later today on the nationa mall. this year's theme is the soc power of music. the festival is free and will put d.c.'s local music, especially gogo, o display. normally the event is a two-week affair. but this year it's only two days. you can still look forward, oough, to a l live music, great food, instrumental workshops. and much more. >>> and the best part about the 4th of julys also the most dangerous. we've got some tips for you to stay safe coming up next on "news4 today." ay wit. >>> welcome urback, yo time now is 9:09. the 4 old testameth of july is ou rican holiday and if aren't careful it can also be the most dangerous. fire ch

. >>> house democrats have a busy week in their investigation into special counsel robert mueller's russia report. president trump has declared the probe over. lawmakers have three straight days of hearings and vote boos the matter. some democrats hope this leads to impeachment proceedings for the president. nbc's jennifer johnson has our story tonight from washington. >> no obstruction. there was no crime. >> reporter: president trump has declared the russia investigation case closed, but democrats haven't closed the book. on monday, the house jacky will hold a hearing on possible presidential obstruction and other crimes as 61 house lawmakers push for impeachment proceedings. >> these are criminal acts, obstruction of justice, clearly impeachable offenses. what is really at stake here is the responsibility of the judiciary committee to conduct oversight, to demonstrate to the american people that no one is above the law. >> reporter: on tuesday, the house is scheduled to vote to authorize contempt cases against attorney general william barr and former white house don mcgahn for failing t

let's take a look at the day's trading actions the start of a busy week with some key interest rate decisions expected notably from the us federal reserve. and europe investors were cautious but optimistic markets finished the day marginally higher. stands a stock strap dragging the dax into the red after the german airline issued a profit warning. on wall street which are green across the board at close as investors look forward to that fed meeting on wednesday. and hope for a plan to cut interest rates. tech stocks outperforming the rest which is giving the nasdaq a boost to close up around six tenths of a percent. here in paris the air show is under way the biennial event that gathers airlines plane manufacturers industries on each level of the production chain. this year's event is overshadowed by the potential of a slowdown in air passenger growth trade tensions between the us and china the boeing seven thirty seven max safety scandal. and concerns about the environmental impact of air travel. that's a lot to unpack at this year's air flow but despite all of that there's still a chance f

up next, more of this week's top business headlines. turkish president demanded a do elections, theal and the move clearly backfired. >> it is a significant point in a 16 year rule for the man, to have lost the city. taylor: this is bloomberg. ♪ taylor: this is "bloomberg best." i am taylor riggs. let's continue our global tour of the week's top business news with the u.s. government putting more pressure on chinese technology companies. last month, u.s. firms were barred from doing business with tech giant huawei. this week, there were further developments in that ongoing story. >> the u.s. has put five more chinese tech firms on a trade blacklist. days ahead of a meeting between president trump and xi jinping. what do we know about this? >> these entities included four chinese companies as well as a research institution that the commerce says was involved in china's supercomputing efforts. the statement the commerce department released said that this is of a national security concern because they are involved in the chinese military o

business beyond. >> coming up on "bloomberg best," stories that shaped the week in business around the world. decisions, decisions. central banks make policy statements and find themselves tangled in political controversy. >> maybe this was the start of the currency wars. >> i have a four-year term and i intend to serve it. >> mass protests in hong kong keep pressure on the government, more changes for deutsche bank. president trump and president xi confirm they will talk at g20. >> they have the ability to reset expectations. >> the boeing ceo speaks frankly about industry issues. >> we are going deeper than normal and i think that is good. we encourage that. >> there is always politics in the background steady. , you need to keep going >> plus, facebook reveals the project that goes beyond social. the coo says the company is ready to embrace it. >> companies like ours should not make as many decisions as we do, we know that. >> it is all straight ahead on "bloomberg best." ♪ emma: hello and welcome. this is "bloomberg best," your weekly review of the most important business news and intervi

>> coming up, the stories that shaped the week in business around the world. trade talks take center stage. trump and xi prepare to get down to business at the g20. >> fully prepared to add additional tariffs against the chinese. >> president trump has set out to get a grand bargain. that's a harder deal to get. >> tensions as the u.s. tighten sanctions on iran. >> i don't think they will hit the ayatollah in his pocketbook. taylor: another profit warning. awei is the focus of deepening geopolitical controversy. >> it has distanced itself from the chinese military. there is a workaround to the blacklisting. taylor: malaysia's president is not satisfied with goldman's offer to settle the case. sells me a killing on this. taylor: the fed stays in the spotlight. topics pistols -- officials talk to us about policy plans. >> 50 basis points would be overdone. >> it's too early to know whether we should use the two little and what 9 -- tool at all. taylor: it's all straight ahead on bloomberg best. ♪ taylor: hello and welcome. this is bloomberg best, your weekly rev

jason: check out our daily business week podcast on itunes, soundcloud, or bloomberg.com. e bloomberg television starts now. ♪ ♪ emily: this is the "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring you all of our top interviews from this week in tech. coming up, shots have been fired between the u.s. and china in the global trade war. the tech sector in the crossfire. who is poised to win and lose? plus, facebook is putting together an "almost supreme court." the company's new content oversight board will review controversial decisions about what goes up and what should must come down. cyber stri

emily: you can hear from more of the magazine editors on business week. the boston pops fireworks spectacular july 4, live only here on bloomberg. that does it for this edition of the best of "bloomberg technology." tune in every day. we're live streaming on twitter as well. you can check us out there as well. follow our global network on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ taylor: coming up, the stories that shaped the week in business around the world. trade talks take center stage. trump and xi prepare to get down to business at the g20. >> fully prepared to add additional tariffs against the chinese. >> they grand bargain president trump has set out to get is much harder deal to get. >> tensions as the u.s. tighten sanctions on iran. >> i don't think they will hit the sanctions will hit the ayatollah in his pocketbook. >> daimler with another profit warning. huawei is the focus of deepening geopolitical controversy. >> it has distanced itself from

donald trump way the understands when it comes to european politics and all of this coming ahead of a busy week in british policy that is more about trump's visit and what is expected . it's going to be an absolute whirlwind of a week donald trump arrives on monday he meets with the queen of choose that he meets with the trees in may the outgoing prime minister but could make for some very awkward conversation indeed given trouble's back ingle unofficial backing of boris johnson may and johnson have had a very fractious relationship over the years he'll then trouble them head down to the south coast take part in world war 2 commemorations and then of course let's not forget at the end of the week treason may officially steps down kickstarting their leadership contest officially there are 12 a contenders in the running boris johnson is currently the bookies favorite thank you for that me baka live in london police in the u.s. state of virginia save a suspected gunman in friday's mass shooting at pierre to have bought his weapons illegally doing crowd was an engineer for the city of virginia beac

business app. carol: staying with this week's special heist issue, malware and mini-bars. clark goes undercover with i.t. consultants to uncover security vulnerabilities in hotels. >> i walked into hotels with security experts and watch them as they went about identifying and beginning to exploit the vulnerabilities that they saw. it started from the moment we walked into the hotel. one of the guys i was with walked along the front desk while another hacker was checking in. he noticed that at the end of the front desk are a bunch of computers used to take reservations, swipe credit cards, process payments. and all the way over there were machines that where nobody was sitting. theoretically, he could have reached over-the-counter and slipped a little usb drive into the end of the machine and all of a sudden been logging every keystroke the machine made. carol: apparently, that is just one opening in the environment that people can access a bunch of information. and that is what these guys were looking for. >> it is all over the place. from the hotel websites to hotel wi-fi

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this will be the warmest day and we cool up the business week and details are coming up. >>> a heads up if you have a 510 area code. there are new dialing procedures that started today. as of today, those calling from a 510 number will have to dial 1 plus the area code and the number. this is because the california public utilities commission is getting ready to add a 341 area code in the western parts of alameda and contra costa counties and this is the first step. starting july 22, either 41 are assigned to new numbers in the area. >>> coming up, many of the democratic candidates at the campaign trail this time in south carolina and the topic of abortion taking center stage. >>> facebook could soon launch its own crypto we're the slowskys. we like drip coffee, layovers- -and waiting on hold. what we don't like is relying on fancy technology for help. snail mail! we were invited to a y2k party... uh, didn't that happen, like, 20 years ago? oh, look, karolyn, we've got a mathematician on our hands! check it out! now you can schedule a callback or reschedule an appointment, even on ni

time now to resume our round up of the week's top business stories, with a focus on company news. lic this week, but not with an ipo. the workplace communication software maker became the latest silicon valley firm to taste -- test the wall street waters with a direct listing on the new york stock exchange. an investor in slack spoke to the bloomberg venture capital arm. emily: another unicorn hits the public market. slack soaring in its trading debut. the company shares opened at $38.50, 40% above the reference price. it came back down, closing the day with a market cap at $19.5 billion, more than double its last valuation on the private market. can slack fend off the big guys? steven: well, this might be more of a question -- can microsoft fend off slack? the way the industry leaders have talked about, slack is viewed as the leader by a bunch of actives, millions users and so on. but i think they are in a really great position. emily: what problem are you really solving, stewart, by a direct listing versus traditional ipo? stewart: the first one is no need to raise primary capita

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a busy week of news so a special second opening statement tonight.hen he became president they said a nuclear holocaust was inevitable. they said you don't poke the eye of the tiger when he called kim jong-un rocketman and said my button is bigger than yours. again they predicted armageddon. they said when trump is president, war with north korea, iran and china was inevitable. in truth the last 2 1/2 years with donald trump as president has proven the naysayers not only wrong, but dead wrong. when chemical weapons were being used against children in syria the president decided he had to act. there would be strategic and precise missile strikes to destroy the fact trifs where these weapons were made. they howled and said war was inevitable. in truth, the president killed no one, no russians which was the risk at the time, and he ultimately sent a message to russia and the sunni regime that he was serious about war crimes. in the last month as iran has reacted to the economic stranglehold under which it is suffering because of the sanctions president