Page 707 - Administrations News Today

Made major surprise openings. to me it really empowers china, too. i would love to hear evan talk about it because china will now become the great regional player. >> no doubt about it. before we go to evan, here is donald trump last night heaping more praise on kim jong-un. >> other administrations i dont want to get specific on that but they had a policy of silence. if they said something very bad, very threatening and horrible, just dont answer. thats not the answer. thats not what you have t...

Say well, what i said in the press conference that i would let him come to the white house at an appropriate time. i didnt say now. splitting hairs in a situation where there is going to be no proof. all of the things that were now talking about, some we know to be true that are things trump says are going to happen related to what are called war games by some. some are now asserted by the north korean state media. the age things. a trip to the white house, lifting of sanctions, security assuran...

Certain crimes sump as domestic violence, gang violence, or that certain populations are more likely to be victims of crime cannot itself establish an assay lumb claim. what do you make of that assertion from the attorney general? >> so, craig, technically, hes right. so under our refugee and asylum laws there are five categories under which you can claim this status. persecution based on race, relation, nationality, political opinion andrship in a particular group. and this last piece, the memb...

Other administrations and other diplomats have. the president now tweeting that its good, its fine, the threat is over. what say you? >> well, so i sho first arify that i wasnt there as a negotiator. i was working for congress as a senior staffer trying to find out information on what was happening with the nuclear program and our negotiations in 2008 as well as the p.o.w./m.i.a. issue which is another one thats not going to get resolved overnight and also requires verification because the north...

June 13th. im ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmine vossoughian and lewisbu an active night on social media, the president tweeted about meeting with kim jong-un. twice thanking him for taking the first bold step to meet and suspend nuclear tests. he took aim at domestic critics said a ago that said the job couldnt be done begging for conciliation and peace. now that we met and have a great relationship with kim jong-un, same haters shoutout you shouldnt meet, do not meet. he said more in an intervi...

Things he was going to do in the future. at the appropriate time. its going to be hard for him to say well, what i said in the press conference that i would let him come to the white house at an appropriate time. i didnt say now. splitting hairs in a situation where there is going to be no proof. all of the things that were now talking about, some we know to be true that are things trump says are going to happen related to what are called war games by some. some are now asserted by the north kor...

Thats not the answer. thats not what you have to do. i think the rhetoric, i hated to do it. sometimes i felt foolish doing >> strategically you do it. >> yeah, and you gain respect. he is a strong guy. people say whats he like. he has a very good personality, he is funny and very, very smart, hes a great negotiator. hes a very strategic kind of guy. >> talk about the difference between past administrations. >> yes, but i cant say that, i dont want to be the one saying it. at some point im sure ...

Democratic presidents over the past 20 years who have tried and failed to deal with the very real threat were seeing now, that tom cotton was just putting out there. so as well try it, but i think its smart for democ to try to remind people that while, for the most part they support these diplomatic negotiations, just remember that there should beome healthy skcism and a reminder that mes to politics.otqual when it >> they seem to be drawing a distinction between north korea and iran that i thin...

The japanese, to get an accounting of the abductees. these are things i believe are absolutely essential. the president has said theyre absolutely essential. hes reached a very high standard. he needs to meet it. >> but katharine says it wasnt thatspecific. sometimes thats not a bad thing if you raise it in private remarks. if you can do business behind closed doors, not necessarily a bad thing. i want to come back to kim here. listen to him saying the world should trust him. things are going to...

The president and the administrations have been talking to north korea for 25 years, agreements made in massive amounts of money paid hasnt worked and agreements violated before the ink was dry making fools of u.s. negotiators, sorry, but only one thing will work. now we dont know what the one thing was. when i read the tweet at the time i thought it was -- maybe he was talking about military force. maybe in reto spect he meant -- retrospect he meant the genius of himself and the ability to nego...