p.t. barnum's last museum. as we all know, he started his museum inn 1842, and this was hs last gift not just to city of bridgeport, but really to the global community that we serve. many of you are very familiar with thewe museum. in 2010 we were hit by a tornado because that's the kind of stuff that happens to barnum. and then the year after that it was hurricane irene, and then the year after that it was superstorm sandy. want to also give a huge shout-out to state of connecticut and our delegation who supported a $7 million bonding because we are just about to embark on a historic recap of thatde gorgeous barnum building from 1893. so that's a huge thing. and to add to that -- [applause] thank you, yes. and then to add to that also our congressman, congressman himes, has also really been working very hard with us to get the barnum building. it's on the national register of historic places which is a fantastic thing. i feel like i'm on the national register at this point. but we are in the process of being r

his critics say he is modern day p.t. barnum.could chalk up, got the attention he wanted? >> i think it was all about attention. i call him a snake oil salesman. i'm not biggest fan as you are. if you are buying and selling in the stock market, into the short sale, you can make a ton of money. i know people that have. charles: shorts are getting scorched right now. >> right now. charles: do you stand by that? do you think he maybe delivered factory on time, sold the first vehicle in china sooner than anyone thought? do you think there is little substance there? >> there is a substance there, he put the plant together quickly but used money he got from u.s. and canada to build the plant. which is fine. it is good business to do that. i don't like how he does business in general. i understand everyone loves their cars. i'm looking at electric vehicles as a whole. he is leading the pack, he leads the pack, makes a lot of changes in the car industry. nobody seems to talk about the environmental and human impact of electric vehicles a

about a guy who conquered his critics, who, i mean, story after story after story, this guy is p.t. barnumhe is no good. the company is going to clash. 30% of the float is short. he has crushed wall street. he has crushed experts this is what the story is all about. i salute him. i'm glad. charles: why he is a billionaire. he needs to work on the dance moves. i agree the dance moves need improvement. charles: thank you very much, appreciate it. coming later in the hour. here is the question for you, was aoc right? you got to hear me out. research about massive state and tax incentives that you need to hear to believe. also the trump administration holding the line with iran as the rogue nation vows retaliation. fox news national security analyst walid phares weighs in on that after the break. ♪. >> on our watch iran will not get a nuclear weapon. as we came into office iran was on a pathway provided by the nuclear deal which clearly gave them the opportunity to have those nuclear weapons. we won't let that happen. ople 50 and older at average risk. i've heard a lot of excuses to avoid scre

p.t. barnum's great, great, great granddaughter eleanor biggs and