Mara Liasson

And we also don't know what are the repercussions in the United States, repercussions that voters may or may not factor into their decision in the midterms.

Well, it might be.

But if you're asking the political question, I don't think voters will care.

Libya descended into chaos.

Many countries descended into chaos after the U.S.

deposed a regime there.

But if it doesn't affect American voters directly in terms of higher prices at the pump or people that they know having their sons and daughters die overseas, I don't think it's going to hurt Trump.

It will be on him.

It will be certainly you could argue his responsibility.

But, you know, he can still walk away from that.

And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

In one word, appeal.

In other words, Norman Vincent Peale, which is power of positive thinking, the pastor who Donald Trump grew up listening to.

Because the idea here is that the economy is something that a lot of people have been saying is not good.

And yet here's Donald Trump turning around and saying the country is in the midst of a turnaround.

His poll numbers are at a nadir of this second term in office.

You know, in many respects, there's a should be a five alarm fire for his presidency.

And instead, he's saying, again, with dignity and pride, achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before.

Boasted of a soaring stock market, gas prices coming down.

And yet people aren't saying that's what they're feeling.