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We had in the iran deal -- >> can you just say what you mean there? >> victor cha was going to be the nominee for our ambassador to seoul. he said something along the way that upset somebody in the white house and got his appointment yanked back. just like weve had lots of unfilled slots at the state department including many of the people who would have been doing the prep work for this summit. secondly, we had in the iran nuclear negotiations ernie moniz, a world-renowned nuclear physicist who...

They knew that this was -- lets say they didnt agree to that, i couldnt sign any agreement, there was no agreement that could have been signed so they understood that and it wasnt a en care of more tha any this had other thick because it was all about this so we when brought that up today you see the language is very strong. yes, maam? >> reporter: thank you mr. president, could you talk about the military consequences for north korea if they dont follow through on the commitments? >> thats a to...

Putting on for the world. we dont know yet whether this will succeed unless we know -- >> wont it kill trump politically if he doesnt get some hard nosed commitments on denuclearization? >> that or followed through on. >> the media will kill him. >> what the north koreans have done in the past is you bring some international journalists in, they blow up one building. meanwhile they have a whole nuclear -- >> the standard, kim has to tell us how many nuclear weapons he has and where they are. >> ...

Global commitments and our global presence and our global investments in allies and partners that allow us to be ready to push back against soviet aggression or chinese aggression or other types of aggression. u.s. leadership on the global stage is just totally, totally collapsing. >> hasnt he alrea achieved that? didnt putin -- i dont know who he has high fives around the kremlin. didnt putin have reason to celebrate this weekend with america growing more and more estranged from o closest allie...

Achieved what they wanted, and he is tryg to shift gears and have a better relationship with the united states. the question is whether he is willing to give up his nuclear program or portions of it and what sort of deal would be involved. but as hes made this shift, hes then reached out internationally first to south korea and then to china, now to president trump. >> okay. so he might now be this international statesman, but can he be trusted? >> i think the situation, no political leader is g...

Room, how will we know what transpired between them? there will not been any one there except the translators. and what type of commitments are they looking to get from north korea? the president said it could be a multiple meeting situation. potentially in the united states. we will likely hear more about what the requirements for the north koreans are when pompeo briefs reporters in the next few minutes. >> kaitlan collins live for us. we will hear from secretary of state mike pompeo shortly. ...

Ago that he knows a little about the made-for-tv imagery as well. >> reporter: its as if, john, he knew the world was watching. kim jong-un making this stunning statement tonight by leaving his hotel, going out to several places in singapore just hours ahead of that high stakes meeting with president trump. this is a reclusive dictator who often doesnt do things like this, so its stunning to see him out so carefree, so maybe he is at peace with this meeting with president trump. president trump ...

Look like, a one on one followed by a bilateral expanded meeting, and a working lunch between the two leaders and their delegations. president trump is going to hold a press conference with reporters to answer questions about whatever they discuss during that meeting. what we dont know is whats going to come out of that meeting. mike pompeo briefed reporters earlier, he made clear the north koreans had not made any firm commitments in the conversations leading up to this sitdown. which is raisin...

Around the korean peninsula. you have nukes that can be deployed on u.s. military aircraft based in japan, in guam. is that a concession that the u.s. side is willing to make? that would be quite a concession, because it would not only affect north koreas sense of security, but south koreas sense of security as well. of course, the other question is what happens to those 28 some odd thousand u.s. forces that are on the korean peninsula? is the president -- the president raised the possibility of...

Down. it appeared they did not have that commitment. were going to look at the words of the staptement to see how fa they are willing to do. the real test is following through on those commitments going forward. it was interesting, i have to say, as i heard that last tweet from the president, he is referencing things that have happened, certainly important things. the release of the hostages. the fact they are sitting down. is he adjusting expectations to some degree to focus on the positive thi...