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State for east asian and pacific affairs. michael, thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> michael, the leaders of north and south korea have met before. in the past nuclear stuff hasn't been the issue. it hasn't felt the way it feels today. but how much of a breakthrough is it that moon jae-in and kim jong-un met at the demilitarized zone and crossed into the other country? >> look, i think at the end of the day there are two real take aways from this historic summit. first and foremost, this is a very positive and necessary start to a real diplomatic process that could really see a r...

Clinton some credit here. one of the more thoughtful analysts says this is probably because of some of the president's hard line but kim jong-un comes with a big ask. >> president trump has shown he is not going to allow anyone to upstage him. you have a new national security adviser who talked about attacking north korea. you have all sorts of events. by the way, he needs sanctions relief because it is pretty clear that the u.n. sanctions, u.s. sanctions are starting to contradi constrict the flow of money to kim. >> does the president give him something without getting everything? in the sen...

Poll question at smerconish.com. does president trump deserve credit for the announcement from kim jong-un that north korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles? of course, several other explanations for the recent progress have very little to do with president trump. the first and most obvious is that kim has now successfully built a nuclear arsenal. and whether president trump wants to admit it or not, north korea can now wage nuclear war. with that ability comes a large degree of security, especially in a relationship with a non-nuclear capable neighbo...

Tough spot and i don't think we would see something like this come to the floor. but it's certainly interesting to hear these calls. you have to wonder whether trump is hearing them from capitol hill. >> and here is a question i'm going to ask you guys in just a little bit as to whether or not the president is going to run for re-election. there's some question about that. stay where you are. we'll get back to you after a couple of breaks. thank you both. meantime, new from north korea, with kim jong un says he is suspending the country's nuclear and missile programs. more from south korea o...

Would supersede the cease-fire, the armistice that has been in place for 65 years. the planned meeting between donald trump and heartburn. shinzo abe looking for assurance the japanese interests will not be given short shrift. >> the importance of achieving the abandonment of missile programs. >> donald trump tried to call those fears saying they represent japan's interests event when he sits down. >> they do respect us, we are )!8núodcj up many different things.y different >> reporter: prime minister shinzo abe bodiless confident talk when it comes to trade. donald trump is taking aim at a