Rahm Emanuel

40% of the GDP, maritime GDP, goes through that water.

Lastly, the biggest economic crush on China was deflation.

People were talking about entering a possible lost Japanese-like generation.

And now they finally, for the first time, you gave them inflation, which is what they wanted, which is higher energy prices and prices are up now for their products.

So I can go on and on.

And I think our allies, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, are holding their breath because they don't believe the president knows how to stand up to Xi and is desperate for Xi's affirmation and therefore will give away the store to the region.

Remember, our goal is to communicate.

We are a permanent Pacific power and presence.

You can bet long on America.

And the one thing you know about our president is he punches down, kisses up.

He is always seeking Xi and Putin's affirmation.

And I think he's going in weakened.

He knows he's going in weakened and he's desperate for Xi's affirmation.

And Xi has another card on him, which is I helped get your chestnuts out of the fire in Iran and you owe me.

So at every level, I think this is a very bad situation for the United States and the Indo-Pacific and a very bad situation for our allies.

who not only rely on us, we rely on them.

For President Clinton, I was his senior advisor for policy and politics and replaced Stephanopoulos in that position.

First term, I was director of special projects doing the crime bill, the assault weapon ban, welfare reform, immigration policy, to name a couple.

I was a congressman from the fifth district in Chicago.

Second term was chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to help not only take the House back for the Democrats, but make Nancy Pelosi first woman speaker.