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Some kind of equal to the us. there's only one leader of the free world and that is the president of the united states but putin wants to see himself on an equal playing field with the us president so there a lot of propaganda value in terms of this summit. putin will want to see some concessions from the united states and this is a dangerous arena for president trump. it's vital that he does not make any concessions. concessions putin will want to see are with regard to the ukraine and crimea issues. he will want to see us recognition of the russian occupation of crimea. putin will want to se...

>> well, kim jong-un, it's great for kim jong-un, i think. he's gotten this -- i mean he's probably better known to a lot of people in the world than half the democratic field right now. he's gotten more media attention, more propaganda value. everyone is saying how great he is, you know, the peace maker. it's an extraordinary gift by the united states. >> i want to ask you about "the washington post" tonight, reporting that trump was antsy and bored. those are quotes. after arriving early and he wanted his aides to demand that the summit be moved up to monday. the secretary of state mike pomp...

Retired rear admiral john kirby, spokesman for the state department. put on your military hat for a moment. is it appropriate for the president of the united states to salute a foreign general, let alone a foreign general of a regime like north korea? >> no, it's not. the very valid concern here was he was showing deference and respect to an officer in the military who not only brutalizes their own soldiers but their own people and still have a robust military program capable of destabilizing the region. then there is the propaganda value. if shouldn't be a surprise to anybody that north korea...

Dream faster, and above all... now, i'll dream gig. now more businesses, in more places, can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. this morning north korea state media has just debuted some new footage that was shot during the trump/kim summit. take a look at this. the president extends his hand to the north korean general. the general responds with the salute. the president returns the salute and then both men shake hands. why is this significant? our military analyst john kirby is back with me. why is this so striking? >> it's striking because it was, ...

I want to talk about the salute. we saw the president in 2012 for a stiff bow. this is fully uniformed general. what people are saying, military experts is he should have been briefed by his military aid. they're going to issalute you. don't salute back. >> it's clearly a mistake in protocol. they are using this for propaganda value. >> it's being cycled over and over on state tv. >> part of the pageantry of their leader on the world stage. this plays into that narrative. i'm a bit more forgiving. the american president is the american president and others should respect that and the american ...