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For senate. change california now is responsible for the content of this advertising. new today, secretary of defense james mattis says sanctions relief is off the table for north korea for now. he was in singapore ahead of the summit between the president and kim jong-un. nbc pentagon correspondent hans nichols is also there. what did mattis say today? >> reporter: mattis was laying down a hard line. he was saying there would be no sanctions relief, this idea of maximum pressure, although he ...

So its not a question of maximum pressure. its staying essentially the way it is. at some point hopefully a deal for the good of millions of people, a deal will be worked out. well, whats going to happen is south korea will do that. no, i dont think the united states is going to have to spend. i think south korea will do it. i think china, i think frankly china will help out. i think that japan will help out. no, i dont see the united states spending a lot of money. you know, we have three hosta...

Irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula, but he insists the allies here that sanctions will remain against north korea. thats despite the fact that president trump has said hell no longer use that term maximum pressure. hes also said sanctions will remain in place but he doesnt need to use that term when things seem to be going well according to the president. >> yes, he said were making nice here so lets just keep it nice. why not? alexandra field there in seoul. thank you. lets...

On-choi, the president emerging from that meeting, announcing that the summit planned for june 12th would go forward as planned, despite the president himself saying in a letter to kim jong-un not too long ago that the summit wasnt going to go forward. and the president clearly taking a different tone as it relates to north korea. remember, a few months ago where the president described kim jong-un as little rocket man and was talking about being -- or talking about the size of his nuclear butto...

The united states, oh, president trump admitted that we are ready and the sanctions are collapsing because of the concessions that we. >> reporte >> north korea has gained a lot the past few months with our agreement to meet kim jong-un. kim jong-un has played his cards very well. >> they have been strategic. and political will to implement sanctions is loosening particularly on the chinese front. he met with moon jae-in a couple of times. this maximum pressure that we are going to do is going t...

Situations and our understanding of the north korean national security concerns. leland: theyve certainly been blunt in their language as has president trump. we had the little rocket man and talk what the u.s. military could do to north korea and words over and over from the white house and podium, maximum pressure and yesterday, after his meeting with the vice-chairman from north korea, this is what the president had to say about that policy. >> i dont even want to use the term maximum pressur...

I said would you want me to open it, he said you can read it later, i may be in for a big surprise. >> even before he opened the oversized envelope donald trump was walking back on his policy of maximum pressure against pyongyang. >> how do you want to turn maximum pressure? i dont want to use that term because we are getting along. >> one week ago donald trump canceled the summit, a threatening statement from koreans but today -- >> we are totally over that and now we are going to deal and star...

Believe. its been a whiplash. kristen, thank you very much. defense secretary james matis, at a security conference in singapore. over the military buildup in the disputed south china sea. >> chinas claim to the contrary, the placement of these weapons systems is tied directly to military use for the purposes of intimidation and coercion. >> laura: matis warning the pentagon will, quote, compete vigorously where we must when it comes to chinas role in that region. the president said he put a hol...

Consultations and without winning any concession. then once he canceled the summit, he caved a second time and re-accepted the invitation that was brought to him today to the oval office. second, he said the era of maximum pressure is over. as hans noticed in -- theres, he heaped praise on the north koreans. hes called them honorable people. he says he doesnt want to speak ill of them at all. this is a murderous, thuggish regime. they have won a massive concession just be being in the oval offic...

Subset question one, is it still your contention that getting talks at all with the american president is baseline victory for the north? and when the president talks about these talks maybe not being over in one session, maybe several, maybe weeks, is that the kind of talks that should precede presidents sitting down at the table? >> its become clear today, brian, if it wasnt clear before, that our president is an enormously ineffective negotiator. he has made massive concessions even on the ro...