. >> the russian witch hunt,lasti unleashed his la s>> maxine wat charge. a seriously low iq person. the fake news media. democrats are obstructionists. the only t well -- they're lousy politicians, they have horrible stupid policies and they are haters. >> a sign of a president who appears increasingly rattled. on wednesday, mr. trump made his most direct call yet to the end of the mueller investigation tweeting, attorney general jeff sessions should stop this rigged witch-hunt right now. his lawyer quickly claimed the tweet was not evidence of obstruction of justice but then argued he could obstruct justice if he wanted. >> if he wanted to obstruct it, he could end it. then you'd all battle whether he has the legal right to do that. but i don't think he will. lal arpy. when money when a friendly party dried up, paul manafort became desperate for cash. raising the question of why he agreed to an unpaid job with mr. trump's campaign in 2016. at the time, manafort talked about the access that campaign offered. >> they're coming to me to get involved in the t

if there is a democratic congress, ma mack -- maxine wats will be in charge of finance, give me a break. charles: john thank you. >> thank you. charles: i want to bring in our panel. fox news contributor james free freeman. and doug flynn. doug, let me start with you this enthusiasm, we saw it a lot, we have seen it a lot over last two weeks with the earnings reports, retail earnings. the ceo of target said never in his career seen an environment like this, wom walmart posting a number no one thought they would, children's place with best same store comp in history, driven by people hitting the streets, leaving their houses, do you see it continues? >> i actually do, it not just that corporate earnings are at an all-time high and will continue to do so based on how thing look. looking at small business, i talk with the small business owners, the optimism index just came out with high of rating -- highest rating in 35 years, that is something, not just big companies. it has gotten its way to small business owners, and they are hiring, that is why there are more job openings than people t