Second Pompeo News Today

That we put out that location, that is one of the oldest sites in their program but it is still active today. there are photos from the end of december showing activity at this location. it just shows how expansive this program really is and how they have not shown any kind of transparency on the world stage about it, heidi. >> that inventory question is one of the biggest concerns of mine. second pompeo went and promised a list of assets and did not return with it. it w theyre talking about reo...

Military. that is a reaction to this caravan and after president trumps tweets. >> is it the feeling, i know youre returning to the region soon, is it the feeling that this is being orchestrated by pressure from the trump administration or is this mexico taking it upon itself to do this, to have this kind of law enforcement reinforcement that you described? >> depends who you ask. you ask president trump, hell tell you this is the work of the democrats, the migrant caravans coming in. you ask se...

Hearing. and i heard a lot of sameness. i heard a lot around the issue of not just want went on in the last summits, but how will the next be different, i pressed should there be more people in the room? it does not matter when it happens. weather was going to be in the fall or the first of next year, whatever it is, is there going to be a real look at who sits in the room and how they do it? second pompeo, one second, judge. a secretary pompeo was the right person to take those questions, i thi...

The presidents frustration about the lack of progress is not unfounded. u.s. negotiators, if they cancel meetings, demanding more money, failing to maintain the base channels of communication, where do you see this going? >> you have to remember that the president announced some things that were going to happen that never did. and he continues to do that in several occasions today. you know, you remember right after he said some of the remains of the korean war were dead going to be shipped back...

The secretary of state, pompeo, could he be called to the hill to brief lawmakers on what happened? >> listen, he could be but second pompeo was asked questions and hes now secretary of state. i cant tell you a moment ive ever heard him criticize this president by name so -- and i could imagine him declaring executive privilege on some of those conversations. so i dont know that that would be the source where you would get a reliable indicator of what was said in that room. i agree with dana and...

Said denuclearization should be phased in with sanctions starting to be lifted for north korea. the opposite of the plan the u.s. wants. it is not clear how much kim will budge on that as he praised russian president vladimir putin for standing up to, quote, u.s. domination. but both trump and pompeo say meetings have been going well, things progressing. the president still hedging. >> all a process. well see. hopefully well have a meeting on the 12th, thats going along very well, but i want it ...

Terms of actually getting rid of north korean nuclear weapons. we havent heard much about that in recent days. we heard a lot more about when and where the summit is happening and the logistical details. i hope the administration is spending just as much time on the subtans. >> you remember last week rudy giuliani talked about this and there is concern that he risked some sensitive negotiation somehow by talking about this. im sure these families wont rest until these folks are home. >> exactly....

The united states is coming to the table in order to make an offer and there is not a lot of negotiations with regards to what they get up front. this is about getting rid of the nuclear program. if the north koreans are of the mind that there is room for negotiation here, this may be over before it even gets started. >> scott, this was the second surprise trip to north korea for the secretary. is he making progress here with north korea? >> well, i think so. and i like that were getting the peo...

News on another front. south korean government officials saying he expects secretary of state mike pompeo to return home from north korea with three americans detained there. second pompeo is on his second trip, surprise trip to north korea at the invitation of kim jong-uns government. joining me to talk about this, our national security analyst and shawn turner and cnn political commentator scott jennings. good evening to both of you. this is good news for some family members and folks there. a...

This meeting? >> well, i think, don, the north koreans are going to come into this meeting really understanding this administration in a way that some of the administration may not anticipate. look, you know, i think sam made a very good point. getting the hostages home is a very good move. i think the north koreans are going to come to the table in a position where theyre going to be able to talk about what theyve already done ahead of this meeting. i think this noeshgegotiation i going to be t...