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They have gotten weapons that are trading for at middle east that the unrest there actually benefits them in many ways. >> the strategy of the president has talked about with north korea -- by the way with iran as well, its one of maximum pressure. maximum pressure means that the u.s. economy is so strong we can put such pressure on, sanctions not as sledgehammers at the side of the head that we can crush a foreign economy like north korea. we can make it crumble. so there are two questions, can...

President trump and kim jong un. who do you make of the way the president handled the back and forth? >> he has held to his previous points on many negotiating areas. we have to be willing to walk away to show you are serious about the objectives you laid out. if he continues to concede and gave all the concessions it gives north korea the upper hand. clear and away. so i think by saying look, this isnt working out in our interest we are going to walk away from this. we saw a flurry of activity ...

To give up their nuclear weapons? unfortunately, i think the answer is no. >> what victor cha is saying, he doubts theyre going to give up their nuclear weapons, which al. >> victor cha is a very smart man and i consult with him a lot. i dont know any north korean expert that thinks kim jong-un is willing to give up their nuclear weapons. so if thats the case, we should be able to find out through testing diplomacy here, and were going to need to continue a campaign of maximum pressure. i believ...

The u.s./north korean talks happen successfully. the talks that are officially off, besides what seems to be percolating in the last couple of days. so what is the message that kim is sending with this trip? >> the message from kim jong-un is crystal clear. it could not be clearer. we will -- if the summit fails with donald trump, we will go ahead with south korea, work to split the u.s./south korea alliance. and we will try to seek economic benefits from south korea. as donald trump is patting ...

Power but also sent sweeteners to kim jong un urging him that if he changes his mind do not hesitate to call me. >> if and when kim jong un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue and actions, i am waiting. >> the pres.s policy of maximum pressure continues. the white house says the ball is in north koreas court. shannon: one of the most interesting potential letters i have ever seen it looks like theyre coming back to the table tonight. capitol hill weighing in on the canceled summit, republ...

Some sweetener to kim jong un, urging him that if he changes his mind, please do not hesitate to call me or write to. >> if and when kim jong un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue, and actions, i am waiting. >> until then, the presidents policy of maximum pressure continues. tonight, the white house says, the ball is in north koreas court. >> shannon: just call me or write me if you change your mind. one of the most interesting presidential letters i think i have ever seen. well see, it ...

North koreas willingness to hold the summit in the first place. when you listen to the language, it was trump saying maybe, maybe not this whole thing will happen, it was moon saying upcoming summit as if it was certainty. whats at stake here for south korea? >> it would surprise me if he came in and said there will be a summit, this is happening. that may not be what the president heard. all of us suffer from confirmation bias. we sea ae and hear what we expe to hear. the president will hear wh...

>> every foreign policy expert weve talked to on the show in the last several months says theres no way kim jong-un is going to totally scrap his nuclear program. its the one thing hes got. the one thing that commands respect around the world. did the white house, did the president actually believe or convince him to give up the program? and, of course, last week the north korean government came out and said out loud, just to be clear as you enter this negotiation, were not giving up our nuclear...

Tomorrow were going to have defeated the enemy or well never see one another again but. we must peace. the germans every week on. its a dangerous assumption yet to be tested the u.s. policy of maximum pressure on north korea trump believes that he can force the regime to change its ways for good well today the u.s. secretary of state announced what he calls a new plan on iran using the same old assumption and tonight the one assumption that has proven true tehrans rejection of the plan i brought...

>> this is something that we fully expected. this president is very used and ready for tough negotiations. if they want to meet, we will be ready. if they dont, thats okay too. continue with the campaign of maximum pressure. like i said, if they want to meet, the president will certainly be ready. >> north korean officials cited ongoing joint military drills between the u.s. and south korea as part of a reason they were reconsidering. another reason, they didnt like something the national securi...