knee jerk type of reaction. instead of applauding and saying, let s shake hands, we were slammed immediately with a band, so going forward, i can promise you other countries when they pick up a new variant, they are going to be very careful before they announce it, looking at what happened to us. so yes, if this variant is going to cause havoc going forward, that is something different. but there is nothing like that yet. but i suopose. nothing like that yet. but i suppose, angelique, - nothing like that yet. but i suppose, angelique, in . nothing like that yet. but i suppose, angelique, in reaction to your criticism of the speed at which countries banned travel, they would argue that speed is of the essence when you have got a virus that is this contagious and can travel quickly. this contagious and can travel cuickl . , ., quickly. the thing is, we don t know. quickly. the thing is, we don t know- we quickly. the thing is, we don t know. we only quickly. the thing is, we don
so it might be contagious, but so far, very mild cases. as i said, the whole picture might change going forward. absolutely, angelique. it is very early stages, as you say. what is your reaction to countries taking precautions and blocking travel from southern african countries? first of all i think it was very premature, and i don t think that the british government should have just acted, they didn t really consult with us, it is like a kneejerk type of reaction. instead of applauding and saying, let s shake hands, we were slammed immediately with a band, so going forward, i can promise you other countries when they pick up a new variant, they are going to be very careful before they announce it, looking at what happened to us. so yes, if this variant is going to cause havoc going forward,
last minute. this kind of twitter diplomacy is really unusual but it would be historic if president trump with were to not only go to the dmz but have an impromptu, very brief handshake or meeting with kim at the dmz and step over on to north korean soil. all of a would be fairly incredible if it were to happen. president trump himself is trying to restart things with north korea, trying to get these talks back up and running by reaching out to kim personally, saying let s meet face to face, let s shake hands, using that personal relationship that he s believed he s established with the north korean leader to try to get things going again. the problem is we re not sure if kim is going to show up. the white house has made it clear that after the president tweeted that invitation, ethey seemed some kind of acknowledgement from the north koreans that they received the message, they understood what
acosta. it said we re gratified with this ruling and the result and look forward to a full resolution in the coming days. our sincere thanks to all who have supported not just cnn but a free, strong, and independent press. i do think it is worth pointing out that this process is not over. the white house has a choice to make now. to proceed. they can, it seems to me, call jim acosta in and say, look, we really thought what you did was wrong. we hope you knock it off. but let s shake hands and move on. that to me is the smart resolution. alternatively, the judge did give them an invitation to say we are going to establish procedures. we re going to continue to try to take away your hard pass. we re going to continue this battle. the white house now has to choose which of those courses to go. the president loves a fight. he loves to pick these fights. but he lost today. he s already been fund-raising off of this fight with cnn. he could make a political judgment that continui
process under the law. now, precisely what process that is, the judge didn t spell that out. again, if i believe you know, this situation cries out for a sensible, honorable, nonlegal solution. jim acosta made his point. and cnn made its point. the white house made its point. let s shake hands and move forward. we don t need to, as they say, make a federal case out of it, even though one has been made. for the record, cnn did try. they tried for several days to get the press pass back. there were private conversations and e-mails. white house did not respond, didn t want to engage. that s why the lawsuit was filed. i wanted to get your take. in court, not today, but previously, the attorney representing the white house and the president suggested acosta could do his job, i think the quote was, just as effectively, if he had been watching a feed of the press conference from a cnn bureau. that fundamentally is not