kelly welcome to the program european commission president john klug juncker has met with u.s. president on a trumpet in washington d.c. to diffuse a new u.s. trade tensions ten days ago trying to clarify what the e.u. that the e.u. was quote a foe in an interview the us had imposed punitive duties on. an aluminum imports from the e.u. which responded with tariffs of its own against u.s. products both sides have filed a complaint with the world trade organization the meeting between younger and trump was aimed at averting an all out trade war marja group. and for more on this let's bring in our washington bureau correspondent our bureau chief in fact alexander phenomena who joins us now and alexander i mean we know that these two men they both pride themselves on being deal makers with a personal touch you were in the room was it a warm welcome between these two well i wouldn't say a warm welcome i would say that what i saw was a quiet friend the atmosphere in the oval office at one point president even put his hand on the curse like demonstrating that the men understand each o