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Explain how the president in the span of just a few days went from essentially i really cant do anything about this, its all on congress to let me go ahead and sign this executive order and and fix this thing. do we expect that theres going to be some sort of explanation or are we to just assume that the president thinks that well all forget about that part of the story? >> reporter: no, i think that theyre prepared to know theyre going to have to provide some type of answer. craig, how much cla...

Undoubtedly. china was happy when the president spoke about at least temporarily suspending military exercises, what president trump called war games. china doesnt like the war games, the military exees at all, probably not any more than the north koreans do because those exercises are not only focused on north korea, theyre designed with an eye on china, as well. en you take those combined, china has a lot to be happy about. it will be interesting, secretary of state mike pompeo set to come thr...

Least to start. on thursday we know secretary of state mike pompeo will be coming here to beijing to meet with the foreign minister of china. they are likely to give some sort of short press availability. that is something well be attending and very close attention to. >> indeed. ian bremmer from the eurasia group said the freeze for a freeze exactly the formation the chineseave asked for. hell be on "new day" later this morning to explain how they were the big winner. matt rivers live for us in...

That can get him tie set of principles because i doesnt know the intel, he doet know the weapons and he may very well be what you fear. >> one of the things i couldnt help thinking about watching that is i remember the first meeting president obama had with raul castro, for instance. we made very certain that in that press availability they had president obama said were going to continue to have differences. we had to say something that got at the fact that just because we have a meeting doesnt ...

>> peter, youve watched this guy for a long time. i am anticipating a joint statement, perhaps a press availability that will be rife with superlatives. but then even as he gets outside of chinese airspace, the pressure foreliverables begins. and people in our business will keep writing the articles about the deal with north korea. what happened with denuclearization? and thats the tough part of this job. >> oh, it so much is. look, president clinton struck a deal with north korea, and obviously...

Mention during that press availability earlier he believes the united states has essentially been a pigg egy ban that many have dipped their hands into. listen to the presidents view on his time here at the g-7 and his relationships with his allies. >> the level of relationship is a 10. we have a great relationship. angela and emmanuel and justin. i would say the relationship is a 10. and i dont blame them. i blame, as i said, i blame our past leaders. for allowing this to happen. there is no re...

More of them. to me, this was a supremely confident president trump walking onto marine one. he was going to answer whatever you asked him. he felt 100% sure that what he said wasnt going to be controversi controversial. at least if it was, he was proud to say it. he talked about james comey in harsh words. what stuck out to you? >> overall i share your impression there. this is somebody who is very happy with the way hes positioned himself as he hits the world stage, both at the g-7 and in sing...

>> i havent spoken with him specifically about that statement. so i wouldnt want to wage into that right now. john. >> thanks, sarah. the president earlier today in that press availability spoke about the protections hes prepared to offer to kim jong-un, not only personally, but also for his country. in preparing for these meetings, and when the summit actually takes place, does human rights play any consideration in the meeting that the president will have with kim jong-un? >> im not going to g...

Reporters shouting questions to the president, which he can ignore which ever question he doesnt want to answer. it not the same, those two press availability. there are reporters in both rooms but the circumstances are very different. it does make a big difference there, which is why my colleague, jeff zeleny was asking why is there no press conference on the schedule today? it does appear the president is in the oval with the general secretary. well see if he answers in questions about the rus...

>> that is the secretary of state meeting with his south korean counterpart there ahead of what is expected to be a potentially pivotal, certainly high-stakes meeting between president trump and kim jong un in singapore. so well continue to monitor that press availability. in other news, sources are telling cnn that the president and his homeland security chief kirstjen nielsen had a lengthy, heated meeting about border security. the president accused nielsen of not doing enough to secure the bo...