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Go to the event as josh said, go to the events they want you to go to. be prepared when youre there. and then execute the trip that you have, that you have planned. and not try to do things on a whim or sort of, ad hoc. you want to stick to the script as best as possible. because things will happen and you have to react to them. theres always something that comes out of left field you have to deal with. >> josh youre going to have to wear the native dress. we were showing some images of bill cli...

About what is happening with kim jong-un and the threat from north korea, so that will be a big part of what happens over the next several days. youve got trade issues, youve got two economic summits, over five countries. so as much as the russia investigation has been dominant, there will now be a whole new parallel track of important international issues where the president will be dealing face-to-face with world leaders, grappling with what to do about north korea, so well see a lot of events...

Spreading propaganda from russia? >> did he say look at this, whats going on or this must be true, look at the dirt on somebody is. so i cant comment on that. >> considering, though, the backdrop of the russia investigations, the investigations up in the house and senate as well as the special counsel, robert muellers investigation, would you advise president trump to meet with vladimir putin during his upcoming trip to asia? >> i think hes going to focus and theyll have those meetings when appr...

Region to ensure the governments do not unfairly subsidize their industries. discriminate against foreign business or restrict foreign investment. this will help increase trade, reduce unsustainable deficits and promote prosper it for the american people and the pacific of the endopacific region. the final point and a point that is often overlooked, this trip like all the presidents engagements with foreign leaders builds on previous accomplishments and our previous diplomatic efforts. in may, p...

Region toen sure that governments do not unfairly discriminate against foreign business or restrict foreign investment. this will help increase trade, reduce unsustainable deficits and promote prosperity for the american people and the people of the indo-pacific region. a final point and a point thats often overlooked, this trip, like all the presidents engagements with foreign leaders builds on previous accomplishments and our previous diplomatic efforts. in riyadh in may, president trump deliv...

Environmental consequences. its an outright repudiation of all the limits that normal countries place on themselves. and of course, would be another indication that kim jong-un is just stoking the fires when president trump is traveling to asia to meet xi jinping, to meet the apec leadership. and its going to be important, i think, for our government to stay strong and calm. i think secretary mattis and secretary tillerson have been very strong in indicating were not trying to attack north korea...

Foreign relations committee says he thinks the president of the united states could start world war iii. and republicans act -- just because its commonplace that the president behaves erratically and its commonplace that even republicans criticize him, we act like it doesnt have an impact. this has an impact beyond our borders and it affects the united states, and senator chuck grassley, you need to take it more seriously. im really frightened at the prospect of war, of even the possibility of n...

Of words but they have not offered an off-ramp to say how we can did he escalate this crisis and bring this back into normal channels where we can resume diplomatic negotiations whether in a bilateral format or the usual six-party format. >> i want to tap into your knowledge also going back to the nsc when president obama was in office. at a summit in peru, he pulled jeff zuckerberg and warned him about the russia buys on facebooking. > president obama and mark wering in peru for events associat...

Leadership to help the united states. so the question is what forms of leadership relating to the south china sea do you seek from australia? . >> well, first, let me respond in terms of those concerns. thats why were here. thats why we travelled to the region. thats why we engage with our counterparts. ive had two direct engagements already with members of asean in washington, d.c. were going to be very active in the east asia conference. also in apec. the president has already indicated he int...

You may want to give him a little bit of time. until hes sworn in and assumes the position, hes going to immediately go up to capitol hill and off to apec and vietnam. so im sure well get around to it. but right now we still need to go to the process of getting him sworn in. >> last week quickly, they touched on the topic. when the president will be with nato ally, is he going to ask for a larger bigger involvement in afghanistan with troops on the ground from the members? >> im not going to get...