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Or other united states air asset even in international airspace. if they were to do that, it would bring on the worst kind of retaliation, would it not? >> i think this is one of the primary concerns about escalating. it opens up the possibility of miscalculation. the united states making such strong statements vindicates kim jong uns position that he needs them to ensure his survival. maybe hes wrong, maybe pursuit of a nuclear weapon will be his downfall. such a miss calculation could be bad f...

We are totally prepared for the second option, not a preferred option, but if we take that option, it will be devastating, ki tell you that, devastating for north korea. thats called the military option. if we have to take it, we will hes acting very badly. hes saying things that should never, ever be said and were replying to those things, but its a reply. its not an original step. but its a reply. north korea is a situation that should have been handled 25 years ago, 20 years ago, 15 yeerths, ...

Were not going away any time soon. and youre not going to win by shaping the battlefield. and i think what that message has translated into in terms of policy is, were going to be here physically. were going to have troops on the ground. were not going to put caps on the troops. were going to release some of the restrictions on what we can do in terms of training, equipping and fighting the taliban. and were also going to precious pakistan more aggressively to cut off political support, logistic...

So he is clearly in the game of trying to make sure that he at least has the ear of the very people who are responsible for tax reform. probably because engineer tax services has a stake in the tax reform debate. >> sam, do you have any sense from reporting out this story -- and again, i take your point that they put out a press release about it which was a good breadcrumb. do you have any sense in trying to figure out this inaugural fund and sort of taking care of donors who may have contribute...

He is saying things that should never, ever be said. and were replying to those things. if you look back to the things hes said at past administrations. snouk a situation that should have been handled 25 years ago, 15 years ago, ten years ago, five years ago, and it could have been handled very easily. you had various administrations which left me a mess. but ill fix the mess. well see what happens. as far as puerto rico is concerned, just the opposite. we have had tremendous reviews from govern...

Administrations, north korea is a situation that should have been handled 25 years ago, 20 years ago, 15 years ago, 10 years ago, and five years ago, and it could have been handled much more easily. you had various administrations, many administrations, which left me a mess. but ill fix the mess. >> important to point out, ali, that over the weekend, and at the end of last week the trump administration announced a new round of tough new sanctions against north korea even though the president thr...

Many administrations which left me a mess but i will fix it. >> bret: talking about a host of issues, saying more helpful puerto rico is on the way. pleading: -- tweeting "thank you to carmen yulin cruz, the mayor of san juan, for your kind words on fema etc. we are working hard. much food and water there on way." getting some criticism after texas and florida. julie pace, stephen hayes, bill bennetts. thanks for being here. julie, i want to start with you. seems like the president got the puert...

You can see despite a nationwide 7:00 p.m. curfew that folks who are desperate for fuel. some have been waiting in line for more than eight hours. everywhere you go, everyone you talk to, they say they need help but sadly for most of the country, including here in the capital, that help is several days away. >> bret: garrett tenney, thank you. president trump says previous administrations left him with the mess with north korea that he will fix. also hearing from the parents of an american stude...

Democratic administrations and seen a failed policy there. i agree with president trump and vice president pence when vice president pence said in april, the era of strategic patience is over. if left to their own accord the north koreans will put a nuclear bomb on the tip of a missile and have the capabilities to hit the continental united states. this cannot be allowed and why im grateful for the men and women right now serving us in the u.s. military who are operating in professional capacity...

Kim jong-un but all 25 million people. >> it was interesting. clearly as he always does, the president wanted everyone to know, if we had to go to a military option, were prepared to do so. the president of the united states can absolutely cause a lot of damage to north korea. he made that point. you notice that he said, that really is our second option here. that is the sort of plan b he was trying to say and he was trying to focus more on calling upon spain other, countries. i just say spain b...