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Cant be returned as they get ready for this summit, it raises risks of whether the president would actually be stood up by kim jong-un. >> im curious, though, if it was off yesterday and now its maybe back on and theres more optimism in the white house, what was the cause of that? what was the source of that? what changed between yesterday and today to change that likelihood? >> it speaks to the degree to which this president would like to have this meeting, especially if they can accomplish som...

Presidents engaged in or potentially engaged in this kind of international diplomacy, the concern is raised about does the president want it too much in a way that might affect the deal in a negative way, that might cloud judgment. when reagan was president, i remember some hard-liners in his party were saying, you know, dont be too desperate to make a deal with the soviets. the republicans against obama a few years ago with the iran deal says he was too eager to do that. how does that enter int...

Past and tony blanken, cnn analyst and former deputy secretary of state under president obama. tony blanken, i would love to hear your favorite princess bride quote here. you thought donald trump needed this meeting more than kim jong-un. that yesterday happened and the date was off and now it is -- how would you describe it? >> i think it is a little bit early to be singing the summit time blues because this is really a very high stakes game of international chicken. each leader thinks the othe...

Events like the rose bowl. these newly released numbers contradict this tweet from the president back in april. we have it there on the screen. it says "while security spending was somewhat more than his predecessor, scott pruitt has received death threats because of his bold actions at the epa." but we see now, brooke, that the spending want, quote, somewhat more. it far exceeds his predecessors, this as the administration continues to propose drastic cuts to the agencys budget. i will say we r...

Whether were talking about north korean or president trumps economic team and trade. why arent we getting on the same page before opening the front door? >> because thats just not how this white house functions. this is a president who agrees to do something and then tries to figure out what -- how hes going to get there. this president -- >> thats how you end up with more than six corporate bankruptcies. >> thats how were here. i think the president -- i would argue the president really wanted ...

Criminal investigation related to the russian attack on the election and the intelligence community and the fbi have come under sustained attack by him and his political allies because of that. do you feel like, having been through what youve been there, there are lessons learned, theres advice you want to give in terms of how law enforcement and intelligence should be handling this investigation while enduring those attacks? >> i think the first point id make is today theres, i think, a special...

Handling that investigation while enduring those attacks? >> well, i think the first point id make is today theres, i think, a special burden placed on the leaders of these organizations. dan coates is dni. now gina haspel is director of cia and director christopher wray, to provide to the top cover, so that their organizations can function in as nonpolitical an environment as possible, and that is a tall order these days. this is a burden that i dont think any of the predecessors -- certainly i...

Well, it may not happen after all. >> harris: we werent the first people to say that. kim jong un was. he waited until the information was put in. maybe that helps him propaganda wise. i wont -- dont know. >> are they trying to exert leverage over one another? the thing about the president, president trump wants this to happen and he is motivated in large part by being able to do something his predecessors werent able to do. he talked about that a lot. everybody involved in this knows that. so i...

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His predecessors that potentially exposes him to hacking or surveillance. he uses at least two iphones, one capable only of making calls. the other equipped only with the twitter app and preloaded with a handful of news sites as well. the phones are issued by white house information technology and the white house communications agency and office staffed by military personnel that overseas white house communications. while aids have urged the presidents to swap out the twitter phone on a monthly ...