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Become -- so many people have become so hard hearted. when you read the bible about this and it says that there were people who were hard hearted and they did unbelievable things to other human beings, we dont have this right. >> but governor -- >> we do not have the right to not treat our children with great love and kindness. >> but the president put in this today. he has children. he has grandchildren. where is his empathy? >> i dont know. unless they are thinking, well, you know, well go thr...

This. why isnt the president overruling john kelly? >> well, maybe he will. i think here is the problem. you are the president of the united states. you are dealing with north korea. you want to denuclearize north korea. you are working on policy that leads to economic growth. >> he has a lot on his plate but he can stop it with a phone call. >> i think it is coming into his focus now. i think it is inside his cross hairs now. he is just back from a historic trip. you will see de-nuclearization ...

And two leaders who are going to sit down and talk together like peers. >> then theres this whole notion of denuclearization. what does that mean? it depends on which side youre talking to. marco rubio said he doesnt think kim would ever denuclearize, he he was. >> i remain convinced that he does not want to denuclearize. he will not denuclearize. he wants to give off this perception hes an open leader, peaceful, reasonable. >> you say kim may be walking away with a stronger hand. kim would neve...

It is a good leverage point. >> lisa: the president is all about leverage, i think thats primarily what the recent tariffs are about as well. he left the door open for mexico and canada while renegotiating nafta. same thing with china. there is a former bush advisor who said this is the most hes ever seen china willing to negotiate like this. i think what president trump does, he lays down these markers and the intention is to draw closer to where he is and where he wants them to be on the issu ...

Whether this is kim persuading china to be less cooperative with the united states or the other way around, we dont actually know. you heard all of those completely noncommittal statements from sarah huckabee sanders, it indicates the fact that the united states does not know exactly how this surprise meeting plays out in the trump-kim dynamic. >> bret: for the longest time, the onus was on china. if we could get china to do more, maybe it would advance the ball. china has used north korea as so...

Investigation could. its a private civil action that will result in damages at the end of the day. joey is right. they should have settled this thing long ago. the president who has got the most legal liability in this case so far from the available is cohen. cohen has potentially violated the federal election laws. he has potentially defamed her and perhaps the president is just leaving -- >> mueller could -- look into cohen? >> i think that two things about that. first is that cohen is for sur...

Guess what, the stock market goes bananas. then he says not so sure but we are going to use that as a leverage point in terms of whats going on with canada, our friend. and mexico, our friend, in terms of the nafta debate. white houses typically are hierarchical and stick to message so the message is clear to the public for political advantage. here there is no -- it is like you are a republican? which side are you on? paul ryan, speaker of the house, set i am not with trump on trade. how is tha...

Is. >> you wrote him a let two months ago. they just didnt answer? >> we wrote a follow-up letter. they refused to answer a simple yes or no, has he talked to anyone about 666 fourth avenue. >> the kushner family businesses crown jewel enterprise massively leverages for which they need cash infusions. its been identified as a possible leverage point. you wrote the letter. did they ignore it or acknowledge receipt? >> they acknowledged receipt. they wont answer that question. and that leads me to...

Foreign nationals from countries such as china or uae. he still refuses to answer that simple question. now we probably know why that is. >> you wrote him a let two months ago. they just didnt answer? >> we wrote a follow-up letter. they refused to answer a simple yes or no, has he talked to anyone about 666 fourth avenue. >> the kushner family businesses crown giuliani enterprise massively leverages for which they need cash infusions. its been identified as a possible leverage point. you wrote ...

Friends. that is a leverage point we should be exploiting as we work with our turkish colleagues. this is going to require delicate diplomacy. i think we can get this done because in the end turkeys broadest geo-political strength will be working with the west, not defaulting to that new, as you call it, that new axis emerging in the middle east. >> so let me finish by asking you if you had two minutes or five minutes with president trump and asked him to address russia, turkey, and this iran, w...