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Incoming administration? >> i don't think that's really a subject of the g-20, but i can say that secretary of state pompeo, who will be attending the g-20 and, therefore, will not be accompanying vice president pence to the inauguration on saturday the 1st, secretary pompeo will fly overnight from argentina to mexico and will meet with the new foreign minister of mexico on sunday the 2nd, and they'll have a full conversation about all the issues in connection with the border. >> reporter: what do you expect to be on the agenda for the president's meeting with putin? >> well, i think all of th...

Russia meddling in american elections, the americans can't even keep a secret, can't even keep control of what the two presidents talk about privately. but more broadly, the trump administration has, and the president, himself, has said that he would like to try and find a way forward on some of these arms control issues. i mean, these are important issues. if the new start treaty is not extended when it runs oug out i 20, it would be the first time since 1972 i think that washington and moscow do not have some sort of process in place to limit nuclear arms. so, you know, think it's concerning...

You obtained from russian officials? >> well, the white house doesn't confirm or deny its existence. the russians were asked today about it and they were somewhat critical of a spokesperson said, you know, you're talking about russia meddling in american elections, the americans can't even keep a secret, can't even keep control of what the two presidents talk about privately. but more broadly, the trump administration has, and the president, himself, has said that he would like to try and find a way forward on some of these arms control issues. i mean, these are important issues. if the new s....

Ambassador richardson, the president had what by even republican accounts was a disastrous summit in helsinki with vladimir putin. what is the good reason to have another meeting now, whether it's here in the u.s. or moscow? >> i would hold off on the summits between the president and president putin. they've just caused problems, misperceptions. he said this, this happened, secret meetings. what i would do is old-fashioned diplomacy. task your secretary of state to meet with foreign minister lavrov. find ways to reach possible common ground on the intervention in syria, on the crimea issue, o...

Offensive but angry and sharp. you have to remember this hearing was supposed to be the moment at which congress learned what had happened in helsinki. all of their questions were focused on what they thought the hearing was all about, to get a report from the secretary of state. when we look carefully, what we see is that the impressions that president trump left in his press conference a week ago monday in helsinki about lots of progress with the russians on arms control issues, discussion of syria, turning a new page in relationship with russia, pompeo is now walking back, no there are no a...