GE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
GAINERS IN THE DOW.
THEY WERE TRYING TO TURN
THEMSELVES AROUND BY SPINOFFS,
PUBLIC OFFERINGS FOR
SPINOFFS.
IT'S UP TO HALF PERCENT.
JOINING US NOW IS WHITE HOUSE
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DIRECTOR.
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.
I WILL GET TO TRADE IN ALL THE
REST OF IT IN A MOMENT BUT I
HAVE TO ASK YOU ABOUT JAMES
COMEY'S BOOK.
A SERIES OF PERSONAL ATTACKS.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU, HOW ARE YOU
RESPONDING TO THIS.
>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT'S
TWEET SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
THERE'S A LOT OF DEMOCRATS
CALLING FOR HIS FIRING SO THE
PRESIDENT FIRED HIM AND THEN
THEY DECIDED THEY LIKED HIM.
WE HAD AN FBI DIRECTOR THAT
LEAKED MORE TO THE PRESS AND
CONCERNED ABOUT HIS OWN
IMAGE.
I'M SURE THE MEDIA WILL BE
FASCINATED WITH HIM BUT THIS
ADMINISTRATION IS FOCUSED ON
THEIR AGENDA.
>> ON A TOUCH ABOUT THE
NOMINATION OF MIKE POMPEO.
SENATOR RAND PAUL SAYS HE
WON'T VOTE TO CONFIRM HIM.
SOME DEMOCRATS ARE SKEPTICAL.
ARE YOU STILL CONFIDENT, VERY,
VERY CONFIDENT THAT HE BECOMES
THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE.
>> YES WE ARE.
MIKE POMPEO GRADUATED NUMBER
ONE IN HIS CLASS AT WEST
POINT.
HE GRADUATED FROM HARVARD LAW
SCHOOL WITH HONORS AND HE'S
BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS
ADMINISTRATION.
HE'S REBUILT A ROW AND IT'S
EXACTLY WHAT THE STATE
DEPARTMENT NEEDS.
THERE'S A LOT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND
DIPLOMATS ANXIOUS FOR HIM TO
BE THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY POLITICS OFTEN
GETS IN THE WAY OF SOMEBODY
WHO IS INCREDIBLY CREDENTIALED
BUT WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT HE
WILL BE CONFIRMED.
>> FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR
VIEWERS, I JUST WANT TO RUN
THROUGH THE TWEET ON POSSIBLY
REJOINING TPP.
HERE'S WHAT HE SAID.
WE WILL ONLY JOIN IF THE DEAL
WAS SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER THAN
THE DEAL OFFERED TO PRESIDENT
OBAMA.
WE ALREADY HAVE BILATERAL
DEALS WITH SIX OF THE 11
NATIONS AND WE ARE WORKING TO
MAKE A DEAL WITH JAPAN.
THIS IS QUITE A REVERSAL.
IS THIS MORE AND LESS
NEGOTIATING THAT HE DOES ON
TRADE.
>> HE PULLED OUT A TPP IN THE
FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF THE
ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE HE
THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD DEAL.
HE STILL THINK IT WAS A BAD
DEAL.
IN MANY CASES IT WAS UNFAIR
BECAUSE OTHER NATIONS WERE NOT
PROVIDED THE SAME ACCESS TO
OUR MARKETS AS THEY WERE
DICTATING WE HAD TO UNDER
TPP.
HE IS SAYING SOME OF THE TRADE
CONVERSATIONS WITH CHINA IS
IMPACTING COMMODITY PRICES.
WE WANT THE ABILITY TO EXPORT
MORE MARKETS AND HE'S WILLING
TO ENTERTAIN A CONVERSATION
BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A VERY
DIFFERENT DEAL.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT HE SAID YESTERDAY TO
HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK.
THAT'S AS FAR AS HE WENT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THE EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT OPENING NEW MARKETS IN
ARGENTINA IS BIG NEWS.
IT SHOWS HE CONTINUES TO
ADVOCATE FOR POLICY THAT ALLOW
AMERICAN PRODUCERS, FARMERS
AND COMPANIES TO HAVE
EXPOSURES TO MORE MARKETS.
>> YOU JUST GOT THIS DEAL WITH
ARGENTINA ON EXPORTING
AMERICAN PORK.
THAT'S A BILATERAL DEAL.
THAT'S PRECISELY THE KIND OF
DEAL THAT THE PRESIDENT WANTS
MORE OF, ISN'T IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
FIRST TIME SINCE 1992 THAT WE
HAVE THAT MARKET OPEN TO
AMERICAN PORK PRODUCTS.
I CAN NEGOTIATE BETTER DEALS
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN
BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS OPPOSED
TO MULTINATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS
BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE
CONCERNS.
HE'S ALLOWED THEM TO TAKE
ANOTHER LOOK AND WE WILL SEE
WHERE THEY GO.
>> HE DOESN'T REALLY WANT TO
GO BACK INTO IT DOES HE.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS
BUT IT DEPENDS ON IF IT CAN BE
RENEGOTIATED.
>> IT WOULD TAKE A VAST
RENEGOTIATION TO SATISFY HIM.
>> I THINK WE'VE ALREADY SEEM
VAST RENEGOTIATIONS IN THE
PAST 15 MONTHS PRODUCING AND
SEE CHINA WILLING TO OPEN UP
THEIR MARKET TO AMERICAN
AUTOMOBILES.
I WON'T UNDERCUT THE
PRESIDENT'S ABILITY TO HAVE
SIGNIFICANT NEGOTIATIONS.
>> WHAT ABOUT NAFTA WHERE THE
PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON A
BRAND-NEW NAFTA.
HAS THAT BEEN ERRATICALLY
RENEGOTIATED.
>> HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE SOME
NEWS IN THE COMING WEEKS ON
THAT EVERYTHING WE HEAR IS
POSITIVE AS FAR AS HOW THE