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Right laughable. >> they blame the mustache. >> there is that -- back to porn, i guess. but a little bit -- they suggested that the republican candidate was running about five points down until the president had his rally. >> oh, right. >> and then they said it was a virtual tie. which is still a defeat. my wifes family is from westmoreland county and that is trump country and not only did he win handily but covering in that campaign we were in the neck of pennsylvania all of the time -- and tha...

Mike pompeo still needs to be confirmed by the senate to take over as secretary of state. he may face some tough questioning. joining me is democratic senator chris coons, member of the senate foreign relations committee. you will be sitting in judgment. first of all, what do you think? >> well, i think the timing couldnt have been worse here. we have got an opening with north korea, something that president trumps bluster and aggressive stance may have helped create, but this is exactly the mom...

This and essentially taking this as if its just some sort of real estate negotiation that the president can negotiate, thats not the way to achieve the results that are necessary if were going to be -- if were going to take serious action with respect to this major threat that north korea poses. >> but the fact that kim jong-un reaches out and says i want to have a meeting with this president, do you give president trump credit for that? because was it his tough talk? was it the sanctions? does ...

Various other things and they left the negotiating table. so i really believe while we should absolutely go forward and we should pocket the concessions we can get from them, and we should negotiate in good faith but we needed to keep the pressure on. we cant agree were going to take the pressure off. >> this time were not put, giving them coal like the last time. were not giving them stuff like the previous presidents have. >> were not taking them off the state sponsored terrorism list, right? ...

This is diplomacy. >> right. >> but it could end really badly because the stakes have been just ratcheted up to 11, to borrow a phrase, by donald trump, and you know, there is very little net under the tight rope here. >> i dont think he knows that. >> but you know, weve been around -- weve been seeing this guy on the national stage now long enough to know that so often its just all talk, its all bluster. he talks about the art of the deal. the deal never comes through. >> yes. >> all bluster ab...

>> yeah. >> but he talks about, though, the wall, but theres no deal for the wall, right? >> yes. >> he was going to be the greatest dealmaker? he talked about immigration reform, remember? you go out, you give me a deal on expansive, comprehensive reform. everybodys smiling around the table. but its all bluster. theres no deal, because he doesnt know how to make a deal. and then you have the same thing with guns. e he went out a couple weeks ago and said he was going to do all these things. >> ...

Was giving tillerson some space to do these things behind the scenes. that all these bluster over here was giving tillerson room. i dont know. i do think alisyn is right, though. broadly speaking this is something we have not seen in quite some time. it is a chance for donald trump to be president when something historic happens. can he win? can he take a win? i have always thought hes his own worst enemy. he struggles to win when a win is possible, when his administration or he set up a win. ca...

Whose message was the opposite. the discussion that the president may go to israel for the opening of the embassy with the remarkable statement. especially since the armed drone development out of iran when we believe may have come when they shot down one of drones. israel, shooting down one of their jets. theyve been at war with israel, only under a cease fire since 1967. this is the middle east preparing and the united states is saying, were going to be there for our friend israel. >> heres a ...

Missile tests. if it holds talks with the united states. north korea also said that it has no reason to profess nuclear weapons if it has a security guarantee and the north has promised not to use nuclear and conventional weapons against the south. theyve also agreed to hold summit talks in late april. and a telephone hot line will be set up between the two leaders. that sounds like something. >> weve had so many stops and starts since 1994 with the koreans, you dont -- north koreans we dont kno...

>> look, if donald trump received that phone call, my name is kim jong-un. lets start from the reality of whats happening here. u.s. officials are probably involved behind the scenes. but the main players in terms of the talks have been the two koreas with china trying to bring them together. now that is a process that donald trump has settled in the past by threatening diplomatic action. here is the second cold dose of reality. you cannot start the talks, as trump is doing by demanding that nor...