do you think that's a prudent approach and rudy giuliani's comments that kim jong-un got back on the hands and knees and begged for the summit to go on. whether he should be weighing in on the international affairs or whether you agree with the assessment? >> with respect to the second question, i took him as being in a small room and not being serious about the comments. i think it was a bit in jest. we are focused on the important things. i know rudy. rudy doesn't speak for the administration when it comes to this negotiation and this set of issues. you know, with respect to your first question, you know, progress, we're making progress. inch by inch. and we are going to travel there. this is different. the approach that president trump taken is fundamentally different. in the past, months and months of negotiations. they got nowhere. this has driven us to a place we