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Concern was would trump in seeking a headline, particularly in light of the cohen testimony happening yesterday, give up too much? there were concerns from within his own administration. and that did not happen either. but it raise the question where do you go from here? because if north korea is taking a maximalist position, and the u.s. wants something bigger are and the two leaders couldn't bring them closer at this summit, what brings them closer in that agreement? it's not clear. >> that summit was with a nuclear power, the other super power in the world in the is with north korea, which ...

Has come to meet the north korean leader and they have left empty handed. and that is a problem because the positions as christiane was saying, north korea still left with a maximalist position. we want all of the pressure taken away for a small concession. and that has not moved north korea and the u.s. really any closer after these two major summits. and that is a problem. the other note i would make is that there were two helsinki moments in this press conference for this president. one as michelle was noting, the president taking the side of the north korean dictator on the death of a u.s....

They were willing to denuke certain areas we wanted but we couldn't give up all of the sanctions for that. we'll continue to work and we'll see. we had to walk away from that particular suggestion. we had to walk away from that. >> this is the key, poppy. this is the second time this president flew to the other side of the world to meet face to face with the north korean leader. the second time he left the summit without significant progress on denuclearization. it is good the sides are talking. we remember where we were more than a year ago with genuine fears of military escalation. that said...

Just one nuclear facility of many there. and that was not good enough for the u.s. and, listen, we are nowent -- we've entered a spin zone here. the president said he walked away but it was a friendly walk away from the table. you have the south koreans, you'll probably hear from north korea soon, you have china, all saying, well, the talks were constructive, we look forward to the next opportunity. but the fact is the president flew across the planet to the other side of the world for a second time in less than a year to meet face-to-face with the north korean leader and left with no discerni...

Nato summit meeting, with them standing right next to him. he is doing this sort of theatrical throwing everything out that was the old way of doing things and throwing a bit of a tantrum and then leaving it up to them to come back to see how much they will offer him to back down from this maximalist position. >> can i just add two thoughts there? i mean, one, we have seen the pattern repeatedly starting with the transpacific partnership trade agreement to the paris climate agreement to the iran agreement where the president says, you know, i want to throw out what we have, but i'm going to ne...