peed on some of the key points of that to form an opinion because I don't yet have an opinion whether the deal we have is a good one or a bad one. No, I read the criticisms and I understand that there are lots of smart people who say oh my God this deal is horrible and I don't discount that. But I also haven't seen the reasons yet or at least not consolidated in a place where I can see the pro and the con and make my own decision.

But I will tell you this. There's almost no chance that we can't improve on the deal. So if what Trump is saying is three quarters of a deal isn't good enough, we should take it to something that really could last and make a difference and really work, I would listen to that conversation. But I don't have an independent opinion yet.

By the way I do. Most of you I'd be a bit curious how many of you think the Iran deal is unambiguously bad. Give me your opinions. How many think the current Iran deal is so bad, let's say so bad that we should walk away? Yeah I think all of you are going to say that. Now I worry that this is what we're seeing is just team sport because I can't believe that most of you understand the Iran deal well enough to have an informed opinion. Some of you do certainly. But how many of you — well let's change the question now.

Here's a new question. I'll wait for your answers to end so that they don't get confused with the last question. All right so stop answering the question of whether you like the deal. All right so no more answering the question about whether you like the Iran deal. Here's the next question. Do you feel that you personally understand the Iran deal, all of its ramifications, the ins and outs, well enough to have an informed opinion? How many of you believe you have an informed opinion about the Iran deal? Raise your hand if you have an informed opinion. There's a little delay here.

So all right, yes or no, do you have an informed opinion about the Iran nuclear deal? It got really quiet here, didn't it? Somebody saying okay nope nope nope. One couple of yeses. All right so you saw what happened here if you're watching in the comments. When I said do you think the Iran deal is a bad deal it was close to a hundred percent agreement that it was a bad deal. When I asked the same crowd do you think you understand the Iran deal enough to really know if it's a good or a bad deal, seventy-five percent of you said you don't understand it.

So that's a pretty good indication that people have lined up by team. Meaning that yeah somebody just said I trust Trump and if he says it's bad. And that's not unreasonable. So don't take any of this as a criticism. If your opinion is that the people you trust to know what a good deal looks like say it's not a good deal and you just agree with the experts, that's not unreasonable. But I was just curious how many of you felt you independently understood the situation well enough.

Personally I am influenced by the fact that President Trump says it's a bad deal but I would put this spin on it. He would say it's a bad deal even if he thought it was a pretty good deal that could be a little bit better. So when Trump says it's the worst deal in the world you have to mentally adjust for hyperbole to say okay does that really mean it's just the worst deal in the world or does that mean it's got a few things he needs to fix? And saying it's the worst thing in the world and we're gonna walk away from it, it's a way to fix those few things.

Let's say that the ICBMs weren't it. The long-range missiles that are somewhat the issue. So you have to worry about how the experts are phrasing it because they're trying to persuade. They're both trying to persuade Iran and they're trying to persuade the public. So you're not really getting, nor should you get — right? This is also not a criticism. If President Trump does not give you an objective accurate impression of the Iran deal that is not a problem. It's really not his job to inform us of the details if doing so accurately is bad for the country. And it's America first, right? Make America great again. The president doesn't work for Iran. He works for America.

So when he describes a problem his description is not intended to be accurate. It is intended to get the best result for America. So if you trusted him that this deal is the worst thing you've ever seen, keep in mind he wasn't really talking to you. He was talking to Iran and he's negotiating. So it could be — and this is my pre