Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170708:18:03:00
Point on this issue with vladimir putin. vladimir putin probably issued that statement because that two-hour meeting did not go, i think, in the direction that he wanted it to go. there was a commitment to deescalation in southwest iraq -- syria by both sides. the u.s. made its point known through president trump about north korea. so i don't think that the president has to let vladimir putin have the first mover advantage by responding directly to him on the interference issue. it is an important issue, fredricka, absolutely. but i don't know if the g20 has to be sullied by a long discussion ...