Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington. We begin with President Trump's

high-stakes visit to China against the backdrop of the growing economic fallout of the war with Iran.

After President Trump's stunning statement yesterday that he's not thinking about Americans' finances,

even a little bit, he said, when trying to negotiate an end to the war and ensure Iran can't

develop a nuclear weapon. President Trump touching down in Beijing earlier today for the start

of his two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Trump was greeted with pomp

and pageantry, walking down the red carpet as hundreds of children chanted welcome in Chinese,

waving American and Chinese flags. The president looking to score trade deals on

deals on trade, tariffs, and artificial intelligence, bringing with him more than a dozen

business executives, including Apple's Tim Cook and Elon Musk. But looming over that visit is

the president's comments yesterday about Americans' financial

situation amid the war. In case you miss those comments, here's what the president said while

departing for China. When you're negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are American

financial big weight in motivating you to make a deal?

Not even a little bit.

The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon.

I don't think about American financial situation.

I don't think about anybody.

I think about one thing.

We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all. Today, Vice President

Vance was pressed by our very own Monica Alba about those comments on the war and Americans' finances.

Take a look. When approaching the war with Iran, do you agree with the president's position that

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