the japan times, the trans-pacific partnership. this is the tpp, the trans—pacific partnership.of office says has to go. actually, japan and other countries are saying, we want this to continue. an increasingly dominant china. these countries really wa nt dominant china. these countries really want to keep it going but i have to say, these countries must be feeling chilly because they have been put out into the trading cold area. it's very difficult, i think, difficult, ithink, to difficult, i think, to carry it on. it seems they are holding out hope that the united states will one day jump that the united states will one day jump back into the fray. should trump be impeached, maybe, but there is no sign of it. the guardian, fascinating revelations about how facebook polices what people post on the social media site. the guardian has really changed its mastered this morning to reveal these facebook secrets. they claim there are 2 billion users of facebook and they have seen more than 100 internal training manuals about how to deal with violence, terrorism, hate speech. there is

i'm sally bundock — also in the programme the trans pacific partnership is back! or is it?willjoin us with the latest. we begin with president trump who is on his way to israel: the next stop on his foreign tour. over the weekend in saudi arabia he signed agreements worth hundreds of billions of dollars between saudi and american firms. the deals are said to be worth more than $350 billion over the next ten years and build on america's decades—long alliance with the world's largest oil producer. saudi arabia is trying to diversify its economy away from oil after crude oil prices slumped by half over in the past three years. among the us firms trying to work with saudi arabia's private sector the likes of honeywell, dow chemical and general electric. a key part of the agreement is a $110 billion arms deal — which the white house says is the single biggest in us history. it will supply a range of military items including planes, ships, sophisticated radar and precision—guided bombs. the arms deal is part of a tough stance that mr trump appears to be taking on iran, a move tha

trying to resurrect the tra ns—pacific partnership.eting in discussing how to revive this arrangement which was ditched by donald trump. they are relu cta nt to ditched by donald trump. they are reluctant to move ahead without the unite dates, japan is that the forefront of this push along with new zealand —— united states. this could help the position of the members in bilateral talks with the united states. hopefully we will have more information by monday if indeed japan and new zealand will push ahead with the other nine member countries. once this gets started, maybe we can do some trading with our programmes! let me just leave you with this. in other news: greece's parliament has approved a new package of austerity measures needed to release the next instalment of its multi—billion—dollar bailout. protesters clashed with police in central athens as mps voted on the tax rises and further cuts to pensions. eurozone finance ministers meet on monday to decide if greece has done enough to receive a e7.5 billion loan plus debt relief.

, the trans—pacific partnership, and this could be a very interesting dialogue.american european agreement? donald trump of the nail in that coughing, is there any chance of it coming back? -- what about ttip. at this point it would really be quite a u—turn, after moving away from the ttip to embrace a new partnership. but they will try to convince him otherwise of the benefits and the business lobby in the us will be pushing for something as well. climate is a big issue, there is the paris agreement that trump has threatened to pull the us out of, is that realistic orjust his starting position for negotiations to try and make it more favourable to the us?” would say it is a starting position, there are ways to preserve the framework or domestically targeting certain industries that may struggle a bit with this agreement, so trying to provide benefits for injections around those, but he has a domestic audience and he is going to play to that. he rode to power almost on the coal industry, those old rust belt industries. that is very important for him as part of hi

the tra ns—pacific partnership countries have agreed to pursue an agreement without the us.tnam's. president trump ditched the tra ns—pacific partnership shortly after taking office saying it was a bad deal. the us dollar was sold off last week as investors started to question president trump's ability to deliver on his reform agenda. we will be keeping an eye on that this week. also coming up, the bank of korea will hit up old it's first meeting after the new president was elected and a week after the news that japan's economy is growing better than expected. the chain will announce its figures on friday. earlier i spoke to paul petron from scotia bank. it is a tough week. there is not a lot of tier one economic news until wednesday. and then we wait forjapan's cpi. what about the potential james then we wait forjapan's cpi. what about the potentialjames comey testimony and north korea. what will really make headlines and in that investor sentiment? north korea will today. there is a question on whether we open up with strength in the dollar which has been plagued by wea kn

, again, is our friend donald trump, who, despite the previous administration and the trans—pacific partnershipbromance with the leadership of china now, because of north korea. one of the reasons why tensions have risen between india and china is because india has moved closer to the united states. it certainly did under the 0bama administration. what will happen at the donald trump, one doesn't know. this has offended china. it is india and the united states ganging up against china. that is one of the reasons why tensions are higher today than they were a couple of years ago. and your anxieties as well, about kashmir, why we should be more concerned, even more concerned now than we have been in the past? the united states and india, going up against china, china has forged closer and closer to pakistan. it is a counter ganging up against india, with china and pakistan. what has happened is that this economic corridor, as it is called, a massive highway through disputed territory, as mandated by the united nations. the entire area of kashmir is disputed, as far as the united nations is concer

and the strait times says the trans—pacific partnership trade deal will push ahead without the unitedssessment of options by november. now, kasia as you can imagine social media was full of discussion of president trump's speech. yes, rico especially on twitter. that's because after giving his 30—minute speech, president trump was due to take part in a twitter forum with young people. but at the last minute, his daughter ivanka had to step in for him instead. no explanation has been given as to why mr trump could not make the event. and she has sent arab twitter into overdrive and is currently trending with the top hashtag in arabic #trump'sdaughter. now the story of the lawyer who ‘simply vanished'. in mid—2015 wang quanzhang was just one of more than 200 lawyers, legal assistants and human rights activists picked up by the chinese authorities. almost two years on, he is the only one from whom nothing has been heard at all. our china correspondent john sudworth spoke to his wife li wenzu, who says she doesn't know if he's still alive. is it a sign, perhaps, that the authorities belie

and the straits times says the trans—pacific partnership trade deal will push ahead without the unitedning 11 nations will complete an assessment of options by november. now kasia, as you can imagine, social media was full of discussion of president trump's speech. yes, rico, especially on twitter. that is because, after giving his 30—minute speech, president trump was due to take part in a twitter forum with young people. but at the last minute his daughter, ivanka, had to step in for him instead. no explanation has been given as to why mr trump could not make the event. and she has sent arab twitter into overdrive, and is currently trending with the top hashtag in arabic, #trump'sdaughter. scientists in the uk are investigating whether many cases of depression could be triggered by an overactive immune system. researchers are now looking at whether some anti—inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has this special report. depression is now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. but around a third of patients who seek h

they are pushing to save the trans—pacific partnership trade deal.ction of president trump. tim mcdonald is in singapore. good to see you. this is the 11 nation is now going, you know what? maybe we can do this without the united states! yes, it will be an interesting meeting because on the one hand you have the countries hoping to be part of the tpb originally now scrambling to salvage it in some way, shape or form, and on the other hand the us trade representative who will represent the president, as you mentioned, who seems to have far more protectionist impulses than his predecessors. many ministers will try to get face time with him to see if there is wiggle room with his america first policies and to seek a bit more clarity about what they mean, but it seems pretty unlikely there will be any major deal that we might see coming out of this meeting but we at least might get a sense of whether the tpp is completely dead 01’ whether the tpp is completely dead or maybe just a little bit alive, and there will also be discussions on the sidelines of t

remember, there were protests in 2015 against the trans—pacific partnership so be it her somewhat byank, mackerel, recently said one out of six germans are for exit in the eu. —— demos. right now, exports in germany are exceeding imports. you have to remember the us and germany are number one trading partners. at are number one trading partners. at a certain point she has to be realistic. money talks. at the end of the day, she needs the us as a key trading partner to stimulate the economy. there is so much to talk about. we cannot do it at the moment. we will come back to it another day. thank you for the moment. thank you. two years of war in yemen have created what the un has described as the world's largest humanitarian crisis. as well as impending famine, the country is also facing an unprecedented outbreak of cholera. our correspondent, nawal al—maghafi, has this special report. frail, weak, and fighting for their lives. these are the faces of yemen's latest crisis. preying on the weak and hungry, cholera has rapidly spread throughout the country. this hospital, already cripple

the financial times says mexico is urging president trump to reuse parts of the aborted trans pacific partnership powerhouse between the us, mexico and canada that could rival china. and in thejapan times, this photo of 600 blue carp streamers put up in memory of the children killed injapan‘s earthquake—triggered tsunami in march 2011. now, tom, what stories are sparking discussions online? well, sharanjit, it was hard to miss the glitz and glamour of that big night on the american social calendar. this is the dinner that donald trump opted to miss on saturday night. it's the annual white house correspondents dinner attended by the great and good of american political circles. and some of the speakers used mr trump's absence to have some fun at his expense. he knocked out five time world champion ronnie o'sullivan in a thrilling quarterfinal match, but then succumbed to the might of a three time world champion in the semi—finals. china's ding junhui maybe out of this year's snooker world championships, but the sport's popularity continues to grow as snooker is now one of the most watched sports i

decided to abandon the trans-pacific partnership. >> we respect president trump's decision with regardso trade. and we want to make sure we can convince them this is a mutually beneficial relationship for both consumersamericans benefit and prefer the products below makes for the u.s. market. ramy: you can catch the whole interview with the prime minister later on "daybreak: australia." news 24 hour was day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am ramy inocencio. this is bloomberg. haidi: thanks for that report. for a look at what is happening around australia, we have been talking about iron ore slipping under $60. pointmakes an interesting saying supply and demand fundamentals are intact. is probablynd sustained as china builds out infrastructure. the line of demand tracks straight up. supply is growing but relatively stable. the implication is the price is subject to external factors, mainly traders betting on price swings. rio tinto has said the surge in trading is partly due to speculators betting on china's growth prospects. es.k at a cou

especially the withdrawal from the trans-pacific partnership and the preference of the bilateral negotiation that emphasized the benefit of american progress. created doubts on u.s. on open and inclusive economic -- in the asian pacific. president trump's own convictions for u.s. allies that they need to pay their fair -- as if also gained the alliance could also be a part of his deal. value ofmentioning the endearing commitment -- enduring commitment to peace and ability, strengthening the alliance. , the first 100 days of trump's foreign policy have mended many doubts. the summit meeting between president trump and prime minister abe reiterated the u.s. commitment to the alliance and that has provided an assurance to u.s. allies in the region. tillersonts of rex and general james mattis and general h.r. mcmaster as key members of his national security team witness that the u.s. reside far from isolationism, but remains far from active engagement. , the through strength leading concept of the foreign policy of the trump administration is also at play in asia, especially with north korea. th

united states from the horrible, disastrous, would have been another nafta, but worse, trans-pacific partnershipld have taken your jobs in pennsylvania, that i can tell you. that was a total hoax. the t.p.p. would have been a tremendous disaster for our country, and we are not going to surrender pennsylvania jobs ever again. we have done that once before. it is not going to happen. [applause] we have just launched an investigation into foreign steel dumping and aluminum dumping throughout our country. we are reviewing every single trade deal, and wherever there is cheating, we will take immediate action and there will be penalties. [applause] and we have with us tonight secretary of commerce wilbur ross, and one of the great, great people on fair trade and good trade, mr. peter navarro. thank you. thank you. and we will renegotiate nafta, and if we don't get a good deal and a fair deal for our country -- and i have been saying for a long time, we will either renegotiate or we'll terminate. i announced the other day we were going to terminate, everybody said we would terminate -- two people i lik

ey began unilaterally yanking they will out of pacific partnership which is a mistake. the handling of this trip, particularly if europe, reinforced the idea what ought to be unconditional american support for allies had somehow grown conditional. most recently, the united states basically saying, going to get out of paris climate agreement. these guys ought to love it. we can decide how much money we give to others. if this isn't the perfect model of what you might call sovereign multilateralism, i don't know what is. i don't understand it. i feel they are causing real cumulative cost to the world and to america's reputation in the world. and this is going to be lasting. >> i want to dive in on two topic that's you brought in. one is paris. what is the difference between sxars kyoto? what is the difference? >> kyoto is where the world agreed what would be the overall targets. individual countries were told what they had to do. this is a bottom up agreement. each country sets its own goals. it would be if you said i want to give myself a b plus. you set your own goals f

out of the trans pacific partnership trade deal, the keystone pipeline. leaders, the pope, even his daughter, could have wide ranging consequences for relationships around the world. for president trump, pulling out of the landmark paris climate accord would be another campaign promise kept. and a signal to the nearly 200 countries that joined the accord that they should take his america first mantra seriously. >> we're going to cancel the paris climate agreement. and stop all payments of the united states tax dollars to u.n. global warming programs. >> while the president is promising an official announcement soon -- >> you will find out very soon. >> two senior officials tell cnn the decision has been made though caution the precise mechanism for withdraw hasn't been determineed. and plans could still change until trump makes his decision public. >> he is the ultimate decider. when he has a decision to make web will let you know. >> the expected move already prompting harsh criticism from opponents like house democratic leader nancy pelosi who called it

he did rip up some other deals like the trans-pacific partnerships. on iran, he chose not to.e said we are pulling out. in the case of the iran deal, he said it is horrible. he has put more sanctions against the iranians but is holding up the deal, in part because i think he has heard from a number of advisors in the u.s. and the region and in israel and in saudi arabia that if you unilaterally pull out of this deal, all you are doing is empowering the iranians because they are already producing more oil. other countries will still do business with them. and they will start producing nuclear capacity. right now, at least inspectors are going in. even rex tillerson said two weeks ago, so far the iranians are living up to the terms. i think it was intelligent. the same way trump backed away from saying i'm not going to call the chinese currency manipulators. that was smart. he backed away from saying nato no longer makes sense. no longer obsolete. he has also backed away from the idea the nuclear deal with iran is horrible and needs to be ripped up. those thingsl of the foreign-

scrapping the huge trading block that would have been the trans-pacific partnership as well as slashinghe state department budget and foreign aid, china has been work on big deals and is trying to expand its soft power and influence around the world. russia is also looking for inroads. if the u.s. does step away from its push against climate change, that leaves room for others to lead. >> i think this could do more to diminish american credibility and influence and leadership in the world than any other issue, because outside the united states, this is a number one first order issue. >> reporter: there is concern among allies over what the u.s. will stand for. will it be as strong a voice for moo h human rights and democracy. europe stating the dynamic of leadership and partnership is changing. michelle kosinski, cnn, the state department. >>> joining me are fareed zakaria and richard haas and author of a world in disarray, american foreign policy and the crisis of the old order. what does president trump achieve by saying the things he said about angela merkel? >> a lot of the behavior

ago when president obama is pounding the table for trade promotion authority for the trans-pacific partnershipnd the vast bulk of his own party in congress told him to go pound sand. not just say no but raised all kinds of hell against the president. here you have an issue that's not so much about policy like the trade deal, this is historical. my republican friends need to think about to moments like joseph mccarthy and who stood with him and who showed courage and said this is not us. or back to the nixon administration when that administration was coming apart. a few republicans remembered to this day for their courage, for their standing for the republic instead of their narrow interest are celebrated today. there's an awful lot of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that i hope this morning are asking themselves, do i want to go down as the guy who went along with something ominous in american history or do i want to be known as somebody who stood up and said i'm putting my country ahead of my party. >> once again something so unorthodox and self-serving where russia is involved

withdraw from the trans-pacific partnership and of the bilateral negotiation that emphasized the benefit of american -- created doubts on u.s. leadership on open and inclusive economic order in the asia pacific. president trump's own conviction for u.s. allies that needs to pay fair share has also been interpreted as if the alliance could also be a part of his deal. ahead of mentioning the value of enduring commitment to peace and stability through strengthening the alliance. but actually the first 100 days of trump foreign policy amended many doubts mentioned about. the conversation between president trump and prime minister abe reiterated to the u.s. -- the u.s.-japan alliance and thrust provided an assurance of u.s. allies in the region. appointments of rex tillerson, general james mattis and general h.r. askey members of the national security team witnessed that the united from isolationism but refirms an active engagement. peace through strength, the leading concept of the foreign policy of the trump administration, is also a play in asia, especiallyly to deal with north korea. -- e

>> well, if you put it on top of the trans-pacific partnership which again president trump pulled out to worry a lot of people. not just in europe but also in asia. >> i'm struck by your comment about america first in caps. trump officials have said america first does not mean america alone. what is the sense? >> it will be america alone because no one intends to pull out of the paris treaty. there may be even some questions about sanctions. we'll have to see th up to this deal. i think more important you have to look at the way mr. trump and many people in his administration look at foreign policy. it's a zero-sum game. it's purely transactional. we don't want to do anything trance lateral or anything that barack obama did. the problem with that, if you go purely bilateral, what kind of signal does that send to big players like russia and china if's just a zero-sum world. >> what about the tension eme e emerging between the united states and germany? >> i think hear i would say that president trump does have some important points. germany's current account surplus is way too high. it

years of senseless defense cuts and now the disastrous decision to withdraw from the trans-pacific partnership, u.s. policy has failed to adapt to the scale and velocity of china's challenge. that failure as called into question the credibility of america's security commitments in the region. this committee has grown increasingly concerned about the erosion of america's conventional military overmatch as states like china and north korea develop advanced capabilities to counter our ability to project military power. while america's military remains the most powerful on earth, we must adapt to the new realities we face. we must think differently about forward basing and posture, logistics and modernization and our joint force for the renewed reality of greater power competition. specifically on the issue of munitions, this committee has heard testimony each year about the qualitative and quantitative shortfalls we have in our munitions, but we have seen little action from the services to finally turn the corner and address this issue with serious -- with the seriousness it requires. admiral har

they should be out there trying to resurrect to the trans-pacific partnership. does not just happen and it is good for american exports and regional stability. it ropes countries like china into relationships they do not want to unsettle. the business leadership has got to speak to its own workers and make the case why their jobs and their livelihoods are better off if we have a united states open to goods and people and they better start pivoting. they better start a serious conversation and you see it with companies like at&t. they better get serious about the effect of art -- artificial intelligence and robotics. autonomous vehicles, that is going to displace jobs wholesale. we can close our borders to people and goods into the -- until the cows come home. americans will be out of work in increasing numbers. , youhan: richard haass will be staying with us. coming up, david abney will be joining us or an exclusive conversation on the company's expansion plans in china. you are watching bloomberg tv. ♪ ♪ emma: this is "bloomberg daybreak." in the next hour, an

president one of his first actions in office was to signal his intentions to withdraw from trans-pacific partnershipor a long time, thank you. >> great thing for the american worker we just did. reporter: at the white house, the president will be meeting with the secretary of state rex tillerson, the head of the va dna evidence shelton briefing the media this morning, of course, maria, the we continue to ep could i on what may or may not happen as it relates to the paris climate agreement back to you. maria: we will be back to you when views developing blake burman at the white house joining us a former cke restaurant ceo, andy good to see you thanks so much for joining us. >> good to be here thank you. >> first tackle vietnam what are you expecting from that meeting today? >> you know, we were one of the when i was ceo of cke one of the first companies, to open restaurants in vietnam, i visiting saigon a couple years ago the entrepreneurial activity building is amazing, really was nothing like what i expected. having been kid grew up in vietnam war era very much they liked americans very positive a

weeks away, yet we haven't heart from the president, what is his vision for the trans pacific partn partnersh partnership. so hopefully he'll refocus in the coming days. certainly i don't think he wants a repeat of this week, and maybe we'll hear some ideas how he's going to better strengthen security, how he's going to fight isis, how he's goithese a things he should be tweeting out early in the morning, instead of mysterious tapes that may not exist. >> jack, you say that we aren't going to win this and we'll lose influence in the world. >> we're not going to win this as long as we're shooting arrows at each other. i think what needs to happen here is cooler heads should prevail and determine who the fall adversary is. >> thank you all, i appreciate it. >>> when we come back, was com y comey's firing the beginning to the end of trump's presidency? i will speak to somebody who says it could be. is is your new. and a perfectly inconspicuous suv. you must become invisible. [hero] i'll take my chances. stay with me, mr. parker. when a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the

the trans-pacific partnership, negotiating a similar deal in europe.eas the chinese are focusing on more tangible things that developing countries have trouble doing for themselves because of lack of money. and if it's the one thing the chinese have, it might not be expertise, it's cash. lots of it. [laughter] so they're willing to build you that airport where the united states saysing well, let's have a free trade agreement. now along comes many trump, and he cancels the free trade agreements while china is saying, want some more concrete? who gets a leg up? the answer is china is following through, it's got continuity, focus and vision. the united states is, quite frankly, quixotic in its action, and this white house is not fulfilling confidence in its ability to perform. ashley: 30 seconds, peter. candidate trump made china to be the root of all evil when it came to trade, but now apparently the leaders of the two countries are bffs. do you buy into that? are we going to have more access to the chinese market? is this a trade deal that's going to wo

the us president has withdrawn from the trans—pacific partnership and he's also attempting to renegotiate

japanese prime minister shinzo abe speaking exclusively to trade and the future of the trans-pacific partnerships at this juncture. as far as the direction of where we are going is concerned it is important that 11 countries are united. so that we can come up with a clear direction of where we want to go from this point onward. since the u.s. understands the importance of having free and fair rules in the trading world, by all means, our wishes that the u.s. will return to tpp. >> and president trump has called the trade deal a disaster. commerce secretary wilbur ross has called tpp a starting point. >> let's get to our newsmakers of the morning. barry sternlicht, starwood capital chairman and ceo, and i mean, a-rod. i have to say alex rodriguez the first time, i think. >> sure. >> but everybody -- does anyone ever call you -- i guess you do. your friends call you alex? >> not my daughters. >> they call you dad? >> they call me dad. >> you should mention that alex rodriguez will host a new prime-time cnbc show back in the game. and i think -- and you're bshs but strahan is executive producer of

of opportunities and challenges for peace and security development in asia-pacific and the development of vietnam-us partnership. [speaking in native tongue] in 1776 declaration of independence in the united states of america president thomas jefferson wrote all men are created equal but they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. [speaking in native tongue] halfway around the world and more than a century and a half later, that letter and spirit was echoed in the declaration of independence that gave birth to the democratic republic of vietnam in 1945. president ho chi minh reaffirmed that quote all people are born equal and they all have the right to live, be happy and free. this is to show that at the dawn of the independence of the united states and vietnam our founding fathers though hundred years apart did indeed share: values and pitfalls. [speaking in native tongue] and a very interesting coincidence is that our two national founders president jefferson and president ho chi minh both passed away on our independence da

pacific. by providing us southern command with greater resources for partnership training. by convening regional discussions on how to dismantle the human smuggling network and in fact, it's my understanding that in june of this year the department of homeland security will host one gathering of foreign ministers from the northern triangle, as well as some other countries to discuss this and other issues of importance. by reassessing the alliance for prosperity which i support. reassessing it to assure that it's not replicating the mistakes he made in the past and other programs. the aide must be adequately conditioned and that controls are in place to prevent waste and corruption, thumping, by the way, the recipient countries asked for as well. the possible shift of cocaine processing from columbia to central america as a result of the columbia, we should prioritize security funding from lessons learned and encouraging colombian and military training exercises with northern triangle countries. by focusing our systems on the region developing institutions keep security, inc

pacific, by providing u.s. southern command with greater resources for partnership engagement training. by convening regional discussions on how to dismantle the human smuggling network and it's my understanding that in june of this year the department of homeland security will host one such gathering of foreign ministers from the northern triangle as well as other countries to discuss this and other issues of importance. by reassessing the lines for prosperity which i support about reassessing to ensure it's not replicating the mistakes we've made in the past and other programs, but the aid of adequately conditioned and that controls are in place to prevent waste and corruption, something that the recipient countries asked for as well. we should prioritize security funding using lessons learned from columbia and encourage columbia and mexican military training exercises with northern triangle countries. by focusing our systems on the region in developing institutions for security and the court system police forces and a special emphasis on mexico and building on aspects of that initiat

you'll build partnerships with nations on both coasts of africa, conduct exercises with allies in the pacificnd with neighbors in the americas. the eyes of the world will be on you as you stand watch from the baltic sea to the eastern mediterranean and from the south china sea to the sea of japan. and you'll pull into the finest ports in the world. you'll run into classmates, swap sea stories and hoist a pint to good times past and to fellowshipmates that you lost along the way. and whenever, wherever, natural disaster may strike. you'll be there, too, to provide relief. along the way you'll make decisions every day, large and small. decisiones that will define who you are. decisions that will reflect what you value. decisions that will determine your fate, future and decisions that, future, and decisions that will determine the fate of our nation. so, decide carefully. it's an exciting, yet highly uncertain future that awaits you. what is certain is that our national security will continue to rely on the dedication, the skill, the abilities, the passion, and ultimately, the professionalism o

pacific. if it got more detailed than that, it would be classified. the intelligence committee is aware of the information that's been shared. our partnershipem is so strong and the intelligence sharing between the two of us is so persuasive and beneficial and, finally, let's remember, mr. tillerson, other who is were there, they were adamant in saying nothing inappropriate was revealed. >> they said sources and methods were not discussed, which certainly that wasn't the issue that was brought up. i do want to ask you something real quick. you said that the president has the discretion to reveal something if it's deemed appropriate. from the descriptions we're getting of how thes things wee e revealed, it doesn't seem like that's part of the calculation. he was, in a way, inadvertently revealing this information. are you concerned with the n nonchalance the president has dealt with this information? >> in fairness, i have to be honest about that. as a member of the intelligence committee, i'm so careful. i'm in the back of my mind saying, be careful what you say, be careful. i think the president owes that same type of discretion. again, in

partnership because they can't afford to. but we should not be caving in geopolitically to them as we have for the last 8 years so they have their way in the western pacific and in asia. trish: in terms of standing up, it's not just china. we are dealing with nato. nato has not been carrying its weight. it hasn't been and active, shall we say as it could be or should have been. president trump saying, look, you have got to start paying up. we made an agreement, you guys agreed to it. you have to start carrying your weight. what do you want to see out of nato as we look forward here over the next 3 and a half years? >> they have complacent leaders in nato. they are at a point, it's so sad it's been going on for a couple of decades. they do not have the political and northerly coverage to stand up and defend their own people. here we have isis who declared war against nato and the international order. they attacked 8 countries in the nato a total of 32 times. in the "wall street journal" today, the secretary-general of nato says terrorism is threatening our values, pour freedom and our way of life. but in the same article he says but we'll not conduct groun

done the same thing, a pullout of the transpacific partnership, which was an opportunity for the u.s. to set the rules of the game for the asia-pacificaises the question of who fills the vacuum left behind. if you are china, you are looking at the vacuum as a great opportunity to reshape the world. and follow their particular agenda. you have a regional comprehensive economic partnership which is chinese, lukewarm version of tpp which the chinese will hope -- to push through with regard to the rest of asia. francine: go ahead. >> under those circumstances, you have a situation where china is increasingly shaping that part of the world, both with the shanghai cooperation organization and the asian infrastructure investment bank. before you know it, you are shifting away from a close columbus world dominated by the u.k. and the u.s., now dominated by gorsuch we have not thought about over the last couple of decades. francine: we will come back to your book, a fantastic read which goes through what would happen if this is the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity in the global economic order. back to central-bank policy,

negotiators made important progress toward reducing those barriers during the trans-pacific partnership negotiations. we need to build on the work that they did and negotiate a bilateral agreement with japan as soon as possible. this would benefit a wide variety of american producers including south dakota beef producers who currently face a massive, massive $38.5 -- 38.5% tariff on the beef that they sell in japan. mr. president, trade agreements would help tremendously, but there's more that we needed to to -- need to do. every five years congress has the opportunity to reset federal farm policy when it passes the farm bill. the current farm bill expires in 2018. it is not too early to start the drafting process for the next bill. i served on the agriculture committee in the house and now serve on the senate agriculture committee under the strong leadership of my friend from kansas, chairman pat roberts. i will be working on my fourth farm bill and i take this responsibility very seriously. i spent a lot of time talking to farmers and ranches while i'm back home in south dakota and ha