that unfair trading practices have damaged this country, lauk law talk about steve forbes, and john carney economics and finance editor. start with you john. the trouble here, i don't think is the policy, at least not yet. wondering if the trouble is lack of consistency, it looks a bis disheveled, i don't want to singer howard lutnick out here, is an honest guy in morning president trump said running 25 percent on mexico and canada, leave china alone. then, you know. one of his top trade people came on our show at 4:00 said we're pausing it, more information tomorrow it came out, they are pausing the car part of the tariffs, automakers, they may actually have other exemptions. what am i saying? i would like to see more p predictability. >> it is unhelpful when you are trying to convince the rest of the world about tariffs and a plan, you come back, several hours later, they are peeling back the tariffs. that really throws some chaos, a complaint people have about donald trump creates too were unpredictability for businesses and markets, i had been pushing back on that, but this makings it

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