he spoke exclusively with our editor-in-chief john micklethwait.said nafta was the second worst trade deal ever made surpassed only by the wto. president trump: the wto is the single most bad trade deal ever made. and if they do not shape up i will withdraw from the wto. matt: in another sign a trade disputes between the u.s. and its allies are not falling, the president dismissed the eu's offer to scrap tariffs on auto imports. because they do more auto business than we ever do. first of all, it is not just tariffs, they also have their ears to our cars. take the barriers down and charges no tax, but that is not good enough because they will sell more cars. their consumer habits are to buy their cars, not our cars. donald trump hit out again at china, saying the world second-largest economy would not outlast the u.s. in a trade this view. he said his administration was re-examining how to determine whether countries such as china or manipulating their currencies. president trump: we are looking very strongly at the formula. as you see what is gone

yesterday, in conversation with john micklethwait. here is the president on china and trade.t make it impossible because they have like with medical equipment, they created new standards so we cannot get our medical equipment. they standards are different so our companies cannot get medical equipment in. you have to change your ways because the european union is almost as bad as china, just smaller. tom: many other topics but it turns to tax. here is the president on capital gains tax. pres. trump: i am thinking about it. there are a lot of people that love it, some that do not. to the politics, with the cabinet changing, and it is the midterms. here is the president on his attorney general. pres. trump: i would like to have jeff sessions do his job and if he did, i would be happy. notjob entails two sides, one. tom: the president from the oval office yesterday afternoon. it is good to have wisdom. vallieret with gregory with horizon investments. midtermsrward to the and joining us as well, kevin cirilli who has followed mr. trump from the beginning. kevin, how has the discou

joining us from london is john micklethwait who conducted the interview along with margaret tallis and jennifer jacobs. did you get the sense that the president? he even says confidence. been a different trump a the one people see from the outside. most of the people think of someone who is under pressure, legal inquiries, democrats look likely to take the house. he has got the trade in all these things going on around him. from his point of view, life is great. the american economy and wall street at record highs. he has got the mexicans into nafta. he is going to get the canadians and he is moving on without much of a pause to whacking the chinese and also the europeans and the wto. he thinks of himself as a two term president. he says if you look at the midterms, his ratings are doing well. he was not prepared to go on the record saying that the republicans would hang on to the house. it is fair to say he does not lack for self-confidence. hasie: do think he concerned about the house flipping? if it were, would that change him in any way? the answer is some people would be worried a

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trump sat down in the oval office with an interview -- for an interview with editor-in-chief john micklethwait. let's get to kevin cirilli, our chief washington correspondent. kevin, what struck out to me was how once again, he was talking trade, clearly top of my for him at the moment as they continue to negotiate in terms of nafta 2.0, but also about china and the eu. kevin: absolutely. the president is saying there is no deal in terms of this report that am european countries, including germany, wanted to back off the auto tariffs on this particular front of the trade negotiations. with nafta specifically, the president saying he found it easier to deal with mexico and not with canada, but it also comes reportedly at the agricultural sector in the states ises -- united pressuring the administration of potentially change course. we have not noticed much movement in the polls despite some centrist republicans making their case known, senator bob corker from tennessee going so for q4's legislation that would rein in the president on his terror policies. -- to force legislation that would rein

it has been interesting because we had reports about this and john micklethwait did ask the presidenthe smiled, saying not totally wrong. what is the follow? mike: we have heard from people who know about what is going on inside, he is ready to slap tariffs as soon as the comment period ends next week. from people inside the white house, we know that is what he is contemplating doing as of now. when we asked about him on the record, he did not take a position, and until he does, he can change his mind. yvonne: thank you, the white house deputy team leader joining us with the latest out of d.c. an interview with the president. the president told bloomberg progress is being made on revamping the north american free trade agreement, and the deal could be in place by friday. let's go to a reporter who covers mexico and latin america. tensions with china, when it comes to nafta, the deadline on friday potentially could be reached? reporter: that is what we are hearing from this afternoon. trump said he thinks they are close to a deal with canada to be able to announce. that would be paired