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Out, standing by her father saying the presidents denials about the accusations of sexual misconduct from more than a dozen women. here is what she told peter alexander in an exclusive new interview in south korea. >> reporter: 40 miles from the dmz in the heart of the world seems so divided in ways. what do you hope you accomplish? >> i am here to deliver a message with unity with one of our strongest allies, south korea. we have great cooperation and military and a strategic one. we are 50 mil...

>> i dont think so. i think that the message that the united states wanted to deliver was the one of maximum pressure and we continue to do that. i think you saw that in all of the remarks both publicly and those that were private between the u.s. officials and president moon and his administration and also through the actions of the treasury department with the largest sanctions ever that you saw on friday. blake. >> thank you. i want to get back to the 21 age limit for gun ownership. the presi...

Leading the presidential delegation at the winter olympics in pyeongchang. her visit comes as a trump administration announced new sanctions against north korea. the, quote, largest ever against the regime. in an nbc news exclusive, peter alexander sat down with the first daughter ahead of the closing ceremonies. >> reporter: ivanka trumps visit here in south korea not exclusively ceremonial. delivering a message of unity to a crucial u.s. ally. >> we are 50 miles away from north korea, so affir...

Olympics in pyeongchang. her visit comes as a trump administration announced new sanctions against north korea. the, quote, largest ever against the regime. in an nbc news exclusive, peter alexander sat down with the first daughter ahead of the closing ceremonies. >> reporter: ivanka trumps visit here in south korea not exclusively ceremonial. delivering a message of unity to a crucial u.s. ally. >> we are 50 miles away from north korea, so affirming the u.s. position and our joint position of m...

And it wont help them solve the problem with north korea. it wont improve our hand, it wont help to unravel this standoff. >> adam, the president said if new sanctions dont work, he may have to move to phase two, which would be unfortunate for the world. is this ominous tone part of his north korea strategy? >> yes, it is. theyre deliberately trying to cultivate the sense of a crisis to manufacture a crisis in which north korea would lose its resolve, you know, lose its backbone and surrender an...

Well continue a campaign of maximum pressure. the latest sanctions are the strongest that we have had on north korea. well continue in that form. and hopefully well see a change on behalf of the north koreans to start to denuclearize the peninsula. that is what our focus is. >> reporter: speaking in washington, president trump said if north korea does not change their activities, if they continue to move closer to developing the first strike nuclear capability, then the president said the u.s. m...

There are also back-channel discussions including a briefing with south koreas president that happened at the blue house in seoul after she arrived. ivanka trump briefed the president of south korea about new sanctions, the largest sanctions imposed against north korea. theres no u.s. ambassador here in south korea. more than a year into the trump presidency. you have the first daughter having sensitive discussions about what the united states strategy is going to be, the maximum pressure campai...

Waited outside a school. and an unidentified woman says the he was going to explode. former trump campaign manager paul manafort is facing new charges that he secretly played poll ligss to lobby in the united states. and he cold even tich against limb. the u.s. is imm posing more sanctions. officials say its part of campaign of maximum pressure. turns to now to the knew united states -- youphyted nations. the you yieaccuses russia.

>> the presidents been very clear, hes not going to broadcast exactly ma his plans are. ewe are going to con a campaign of maximum pressure. the latest sanctions are the strongest that weve had onconorth korea. hopefully well see a change on behalf of the nortd koreans to stort to denuclearize. >> while in pyeongchang, south korea, she tierer cheered on team usa at several events. but the first daughter and senior advisor to the president say the main purpose of her event is to push. and clearly...

Lets start with the plan to deploy us coast guard forces to intercept ships basically trying to sneak trade with north korea. beating kim jong-un to build more nuclear weapons permit is inadvertently provoked a proxy war edge of the us even be concerned about that? it is part of the us strategy of maximum pressure on north korea which with sanctions all about pride and they could be more on maritime. this comes at the same time we are seeing in south korea that the south korean president has bee...