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The measure of kim jong un. he's going to figure out if this is a guy he can even do a deal with before we dig into any of that. and i think in all of this there's a reason this summit is happening, and that's because president trump made a credible threat to turn the hermit kingdom into smoking rubble if they did not denuclearize. so they can come to the table, they can make a deal that's advantageous and they get some of those soft options and prizes, but they have to be willing to allow the verification. and i think it's important to remember the pressure's on them, not on us. pete: david, ...

In north korea, the people of north korea are starving. this is a vicious dictator, and we don't know much about him except we do know that he wants to stay in power. we also know that this is going to be a very difficult negotiation, so we need a president who is fully prepared for -- pete: maybe a negotiator? [laughter] >> and who doesn't overestimate what he's getting into. he's coming out of the g7 summit which did not go all that well. but i remain optimistic. pete: of course, it would depend on what you believe the outcome of a g7 should look like, and he'll have a different view than a ...

People might forget about. >> for sure. it all starts march 8, 2018, president trump says, hey, i'm ready to do this, i'll meet. and i think what the auspiceses for all of this and the key kind of linchpin in this whole process leading up to this week's summit is leadership. you know, we've had so many talk about, hey, we'd love to have this issue heard, we'd love to stop this, it's a worldwide concern for everyone, but no one's ever gone this far. and sitting down in person goes so much further -- pete: yeah. the willingness to meet, you've got to start with two parties if you're ready to tal...

Griff: thanks, corey, thank you very much. one quick last one, and that is do you believe that the president will leave with some at least initial agreement for a framework towards that path of denuclearization? >> you know, i really hope so but, look, if it's a bad deal for the united states, i know this president is a great deal maker, he's going to walk away. it's up to him, and he'll be able to figure that out as soon as he gets in that room with kim jong un. abby: corey, good to have you on. griff: thanks, corey. pete: we continue to get live video from the streets of singapore, presumabl...

Number of tools in the toolkit. you know, the deal maker in chief, i think one of his most strategic tools is his toughness. he's going to go into this summit as a very very tough, tough negotiator. he's a deal maker in chief and i fully expect him to go in with really, you know guns loaded and he's going to really charge like a rhino. he's going to take charge of the summit and i think that's going to be his number one tool that i think again, abby and pete, that he's got in his toolkit. >> as he goes in, for prep payings, does he have option one, option two, option three from a briefing book...