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Were thinking of north korea. in libya, we decimated that country. we never said to gadhafi, oh, we are going to give you protection. >> not exactly. >> so i think the president was thinking about his presidential campaign talking points and how hillary clinton had a bad strategy for libya and he wasnt paying attention to the message he juans kim jong-un to get is if you give over your nuclear weapons we can protect your family and you can continue to keep your reign and if you dont you will be ...

Jarring choice of words. i mean, president trump is saying he wants to make sure a dictator whos accused of assassinating his own half-brother, executing his uncle, starving hundreds of thousands of his own people is "very, very happy." so happy trump is also willing to publicly contradict his national security adviser, john bolton, whose recent comments comparing plans for north korea to what the united states did in libya made kim very, very unhappy. >> the libyan model isnt a model that we ha...

Protection? implying that they are saying to kim jong-un were going to give you protection? >> very clearly what theyre implying. maybe didnt -- the details of the deal with gadhafi maybe not as strong of bolton and more proficiency on that and offering or intending to offer if you denuclearize we give you protection and you will be awash in cash, very well think and if you dont then its going to look bad for you and your family. >> can they do that, though? can they promise that, first of all, ...

Libya. when dictator hold on to nukes they see gadhafis corpse. what i think trump is trying to say is if denuclearize, well protect you and you can retain power. if you dont, you will be dead. >> didnt i just say that? >> i think so. >> exact thing. >> my husband said it stronglier. >> i dont think it was stronger at all. >> louder. >> no, no. i dont think stronger at all. >> but you are saying he just got caught up in the campaign talking points opposed to -- >> i think default. >> understandi...

Pretty jarring to hear it said about kim jong-un of all people. >> i do think the president is now stuck. hes stuck in terms of saying hes going to show up for what hes explained will be a deal. i think regardless of what happens, hes going to characterize it as a deal. but i think were overcomplicating this. look, the president is playing the used car salesman. you, erin burnett, show up on the used car lot, that car looks pretty good, i think $15,000 is a good price. the salesman says, youre a...

May happen later. but this president is ready if everything is on track. >> bill: rich edson to pick it up from there at the state department. >> folks at the state department. officials at the white house and north korea are trying to figure out how exactly kim jong-un surrenders his nuclear weapons, when he does it and what he gets in return. senior u.s. diplomat has floated an idea. the idea that kim jong-un would give a big down payment. this is from susan thornton, the acting assistant secr...

Smaller. by none straighting theyve made a strategic decision to give up nuclear weapons, it would be possible to move quickly. the libya case demonstrates. full, complete, total disclosure of everything related to their nuclear weapons program, with full international verification, i think following libya, verification by america and other inspectors, is could be very important here. >> thats the national security adviser, john bolton. lets recap what happened in libya. in december of 2003, gad...

Libya and what eventually happened the libyans gave up their nuclear program and a few years later he was overthrown and killed. listen to what bolton said over the weekend. >> i think were looking at the libya model of 2003-2004. i think it would be a manifestation of the strategic decision to give up nuclear weapons. doesnt have to be the same as libya, but something concrete and tangible. it may be that kim jong-un has some ideas and we should hear him out. >> part of their statement specific...

In our world lead, after north korea threatened to withdraw from talks, president trump is saying of the potential summit, maybe it will happen and maybe it wont but north korea experts say based on prior actions, the white house should have seen this coming. barbara starr reports. >> i think were looking at the libya model of 2003, 2004. >> reporter: that statement from john bolton sent alarm bells to north korean leader kim jong-un who the cia has long thought is only worried about his own sur...

Of the north and they turn around and i think theyre going to lose a lot of support. >> reporter: so the question now is kim jong-un bluffing, is he playing donald trump at his own game in trying to make the best deal he can. jake. >> barbara starr at the pentagon. thanks so much. my panel back with me. you heard john bolton mention the libya model which apparently rubbed north korea the wrong way. to that, north korea responded -- it is essentially a manifestation of awfully sinister move to ...