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Ready now for dialogue. so i think for a combination of all those reasons, thats why the north was interested in dialogue. and in south korea president moon has been waiting for this moment when the north would open the door so he could then engage with them. >> tim, whats your read on it? >> well, i agree with victor. i think that the impetus for this came from president moon, though. i was in korea a year ago when he was running for president, and i saw him at several campaign rallies in the c...

All those reasons thats why the north was interested in dialogue. and in south korea president moon has been waiting for this moment when the north would open the door so he could then engage with them. >> tim, whats your read on it? >> well, i agree with victor. i think that the impetus for this came from president moon, though. i was in korea a year ago when he was running for president, and i saw him at several campaign rallies in the city of qiangju in the southwest. and he held up a picture...

Large in this regard. as the president said, it sparked a larger debate. you know, for a lot of other republicans, theyre not always excited to see the president wade into racial politics and reignite some of those debates that can be so divisive in which hes been so divisive. >> this week you have all these issues. trouble in the cabinet. you have the president tweeting about kanye west, but there are major diplomatic decisions hanging over this president. youve got the north korea progress. an...

Numbers in germany and some other countries, they may not like donald trump, but you have to understand, that means im doing a good job because im representing the united states. angela is representing germany. shes doing a fantastic job. my predecessors did not do a very good job. but well try and catch you, okay? well try. were going to have a reciprocal relationship and its going to be something that benefits all of us. okay? thank you very much, everybody. thank you. angela, thank you very m...

Breaking news. president trump is offering up strong praise for the leader of north korea and south korea after a historic meeting while criticizing his predecessors for being played leek a fiddle. he has narrowed down two or three locations for the site for the meeting. and lets bring in samantha vin grad and you served with president obama. tell us -- give us a window into how difficult this must have been to make all of this happen? it is pretty extraordinary to watch. >> it is. and this was ...

New questions arise. president trump said he is honored by the report and encouraged by historic peace talks between north and south korea. the president is taking some of the credit for progress on the korean peninsula while criticizing his predecessors for not making it happen sooner. lets go to jeff. the president is setting the stage for his own talks. setting the bar high for his talks with kim jong-un. is he over promising in terms of what he can deliver? >> reporter: thats a central quest...

>> kaitlin collins joins us now live from the white house. merkel gave trump credit for his role in those north korean talks. >> the president there recognizing the gravity of the situation with north korea and once acknowledged how things have radically changed between him and the north korean dictator kim jong un. not long ago they were in a name calling situation, and the president acknowledged that things have changed drastically since then, the president repeating there are potentially two ...

Herself and executing her first state dinner. the former chief of staff to laura bush gave her an a-plus. >> for someone brand new coming into this process without having had the experience of being in politics before, she has done it carefully with great interest and respect for the role. >> for a first lady of fewer words than most predecessors. melania lets her fashion speak for her. her hat spoke volumes. >> it was a statement, absolutely. i am proud to be doing this. i am proud to be the fi...

After all, we saw the leaders of north korea and south korea meeting yesterday in that historic handshake at the dmz. there are now talks between the two koreas in a way that we havent seen in quite a long time. president is going to potentially sit down with kim jong-un. is he looking at north korea and saying, you know what? you might all look at me and say im crazy, but clearly i know what im doing? >> yeah. i mean clearly president trump is confident at this moment. he seems on the cusp of s...

Not like donald trump but you have to understand, that means im doing a good job because im representing the united states. angela is representing germany. shes doing a fantastic job. my predecessors did not do a very good job. but well try and catch you. okay? well try. were going to have a reciprocal relationship and it is going to be something that benefits all of us. okay? thank you very much, everybody. thank you. thank you. angela, thank you very much. >> and we end this joint press confer...