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Get serious about pressing on human rights. is this reflective of that? >> its reflective of a broader strategy which is to be tough but willing to talk. it doesnt get a lot of attention but as you pointed out he just imposed the sanctions on three people in kim jong uns inner circle which is not going to make them happy. in august he imposed sanctions on russian companies that were violating sanctions and helping north korea evade those sanctions closing off a loophole in the sanctions that wer...

Wouldnt trust working for him? >> yes. >> what would you do? >> some people they dont work there any more. >> melania had a dustup with a member of trumps national security team, and after trying to influence her husband behind closed doors, that ricardel could be a bad apple, melania took matters into her own hands. it is the position of the office of the first lady that ricardel no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house. a message even the president couldnt ignore. shortly th...

Concession. its a crucial moment for macron because he put himself forward as a different kind of french president, somebody who wasnt going to give to the streets as his predecessors had, somebody who had a big, ambitious agenda and wasnt going to be pushed off course. this is the first time in his presidency that hes really admitted that hes rubbed a lot of french people the wrong way. they dont think hes fighting for them and he needs to start listening a little bit more. it will be interesti...

Staff not only for the work and responsibilities that andy thoughtfully outlined but also he needs a chief of staff to help him with whats ahead here in terms of these investigations, reviews from the democratic house, and also with the 2020 campaign on the horizon. so he needs a broad gauged chief of staff, but it is essential for any chief of staff to have a trust relationship with the president of the united states. there has to be communication. there has not been that for a sustained period...

The president is very impulsive about whether you are in or out based on how things go from one day to the next. its not like they agree on every last thing. there will be points at which they clash. if those clashes lead to a falling out, they can go the way of the predecessors. you start off on a positive foot and compared to the other people on the short list with whom trump has, thats at least different. >> you look at the reporting that have so many people that dont want the job. its extrao...

Experience is very thin. her experience in diplomacy is nonexistent as far as i can tell. >> choosing her as u.n. ambassador makes no sense. >> all the skeptics lining up on the left, bring it on. when she goes before them for confirmation shell knock it out of the park. howie: its easy to say she is just a tv personality. but she has done a good job. and trump may see this as a communications job. some of her predecessors have had tremendous credentials such as george h.w. bush. but others were...

Experience is very thin. her experience in diplomacy is nonexistent as far as i can tell. >> choosing her as u.n. ambassador makes no sense. >> all the skeptics lining up on the left, bring it on. when she goes before them for confirmation shell knock it out of the park. howie: its easy to say she is just a tv personality. but she has done a good job. and trump may see this as a communications job. some of her predecessors have had tremendous credentials such as george h.w. bush. but others were...

Interesting market open in a few hours. matt rivers live for us in beijing. thanks. >> we want to know more about what those charges are. what exactly is it that the united states is so upset about. the trump administration is reversing a obama coal emissions rule. the rule change lifts a mandate that new coal plants use costly carbon capture technology. epa officials claim their obama era predecessors knew the technology was unproven. its unlikely the change will lead to new coal plants sprou...

Position unlike nikki haley and some of her predecessors that had cabinet level status. the other pick is william barr for attorney general. a pick that some outside advisers of the president disagreed with. the president admitting he didnt know a lot about barr. theres barr with president bush 41. he was his attorney general for a couple years, 91-93. the president now singing the praises of the man he nominated for jeff sessions. >> bill led the justice department under george h.w. bush follow...

Given that bill shine, somebody else for example who is a fox news guy, moved over to the administration. but big news -- >> -- in terms of any other administration and her predecessors and their experience would have that role. >> yes. two years ago, she was on fox news. now shes serving as the united nations ambassador. a very quick rise to this important position. i will say this, we are expecting, as im looking for my e-mails, so forgive me, the tape playback to come out in just a moment. to...