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Let's chew over this with our experts. did the president's clarification clarify anything for you, bill? >> it clarified he's fine with foreign governments approaching people in campaigns with information. he will look at it and decide whether it's corrupt or not. that's unbelievable. almost to go that far is unbelievable. shouldn't you say no thank you and call the fbi the next moment. what is this based on? in 2016, his son got an e-mail saying the russian government is interested in helping your father and we have information. >> dirt on hillary clinton. >> and donald trump junior e-mailed ...

I think it's probably easier if we have people in the room, because you people don't trust anything. >> reporter: president trump was also asked to clarify his comments about the letter that he received from kim jong-un yesterday. the president called it beautiful, appreciated, and warm, but it would not add more detail about what was in it. but a source tells cnn's kylie atwood that it did not offer a path forward for talks with the united states about denuclearization, which suggests that those talks remain stalled as of today. jake? >> abby phillip at the white house, thanks so much. let's ...

Tariffs would like to see it. jake? >> arlette saenz with the biden campaign in davenport, iowa. let's chew over all of this. this is the most aggressive we've seen president trump be attacked by joe biden. trump goes after biden all the time. but for biden to call the president an existential threat to the united states, do you think it's effective? >> i think it's drawing attention to biden, by the president, it's drawing attention to his campaign for the democratic party. i don't really see any downside in the democratic primary for a candidate to go after donald trump. and trump is at the ...

Make it easier, rather, more difficult to make a decision. for the candidates who are not in that top five tier with these polls, they tell me, it's just too early. jake? >> leyla santiago in des moines, iowa. thank you so much. let's chew over all of this. and one of the things i learned early in covering politics is it's not where the poll numbers are, it's where they're going. and one of the things, if you look at the new cnn and "des moines register" poll, biden still leads the field, but he is down three points. bernie sanders right behind him, down nine points, elizabeth warren, basicall...

Listen to what elizabeth warren had to say when she was asked about the issue earlier today. >> i don't support the hyde amendment and i will lead the fight to have it overturned. >> but can the nominee be someone who does? >> this isn't about the politics, this is about what's right. the hyde amendment should not be american law. >> reporter: this is also all playing out as there's this nationwide debate playing out about abortion. this reveals one of the big fault lines between biden and democrats, especially as they're heading into that first debate. we'll see if his rivals continue to try ...