that was an illusion to the phone call that the president-elect had with marcello, the chief executivef sprint. he did not go to mar-a-lago, they talked by phone, and that was the precedent i believe for this announcement. >> and so john, when we look at the fact that trump has been discounting traditional measures of economic success, things like unemployment and growth, is this where he's hoping to make his mark on manufacturing jobs, and other kinds of job growth in this country? >> absolutely, that's part of the argument he made in the campaign, he was in particular, going to look after those blue collar workers in the united states who had seen their opportunities, jobs, wages diminished by trade, automation, all that sort of thing, immigration as well. and the question is, how much of an impact can he have. over the last 12 months, the united states economy has averaged about 188,000 jobs a month. this is 8,000. he's not president yet, and he's just getting started. if he can develop a virtual cycle of confidence and momentum, that could make an impact. >> john, thank you. >> we