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Trump has made all along, that he just doubled down, tripled down, quadrupled down today. had he said in 2016 i had nothing to do with this, but of course we need to protect american sovereignty, that's his language, by the way. he talks about that all time. he chose not to do that because he is worried about the legitimacy of his 2016 election, and just the opposite. he gives vladimir putin the green light. he gives him a bear hug. he talks about what a great guy he is. well, that creates the permissive conditions for this to continue. and so this is on president trump. he is in part responsi...

We are happy for you in one way, but hate to lose you. hopefully you will come back at some point. maybe a different capacity. you can have your pick. >> there is no personal reasons. it's very important for government officials to understand when it's time to step aside. i have given everything i've got these last eight years and i do think that sometimes it's good to rotate in other people who can put that same energy and power into it. >> let's go to the chief kor respondent. how much of a surprise was this announcement for members of the trump administration? what about the timing of this?...

>> nancy pelosi talking about this letter that the president tweeted out himself. among the outreach though is a future line in here, if you change your mind, having to do with this most important summit please do not hesitate to call me or write. the world and nort north korea particularly has missed a opportunity is truly sad moment in history. let's bring in our panel. tom, your thoughts on how this all came down today. >> i think the basic point here is that president trump is leaving clearly an opening to towards continuing the summit on june 12th as previously been arranged. in my opinio...

Nailed that down today, but just talk about the bigger picture of the kelly/trump relationship and any predictions of reporting you have about how long kelly is for the post of white house chief of staff. >> well, and carol has great reporting here and the question here is why are we seeing a number of these threads about kelly coming out now, just in the past couple of days there were also stories questioning his background as a chief of staff and pointing out that it's different from the traditional chiefs of staff who have strong political instincts and connections. and the fact that this i...

If he does come of the country needs to fix that. if there is no proof for that, we need to know that as well. >> julie: ari fleischer, thank you so much for talking to us off the script. thank you. more turmoil in the market. amid the tariff showdown between the u.s. and china, whether we are headed to a major trade war, we will answer that or try to. plus, the president stepping up on his attacks on oakland's democratic mayor. for her warning of an imminent i.c.e. raid. ng, 24 hours and zero heartburn. it's been the number 1 doctor recommended brand for 10... ...straight years, and it's stil...