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The parents of an american student who died after being in a prison in north korea lashed out at president trump saying they can't stay silent after the president said he accepts kim jong-un's story that he was unaware of their son's brutal treatment. this from the warmbiers today colon we have been respectful during this summit process. now we must speak out. kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto. kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and immunity. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. ouch. in other words, you have these paren...

Death of his son. the president saying he takes kim jong-un's word on the death and condition of otto warmbier. what is your reaction to the president doing that? >> i haven't seen the president's remarks. i have seen the tweet. >> we have it. let's take a moment because this is really important. guys in the control room, let me know when we have the president's remarks pulled up because otto's parents just said kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto and unimaginable cruelty and humanitarian y. >> he knew the case very well. he knew it later. and it's a big count...

Son otto. kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. thank you. cnn correspondent brian todd is with me now. it's important to note that the warmbiers attended the state of the union last year, right? they were guests of the president. they had been supporting him up to this point. is this a statement that came as a surprise or was it really the president's statement that came as more of a surprise? >> i think you would have to say it was the president's statement that was more of a surprise. you're right, they ...

>> reporter: the president said he supported kim jong-un's stance that kim didn't know of american college student otto warmbier's deteriorating condition in a north korean prison. >> i don't believe he would have allowed that to happen. >> reporter: that statement is receiving a stinging rebuke from warmbier's parents. they say they had not spoken during the summit out of respect. now could hold back no longer. in a statement saying, quote, kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. >> for them, this is a horrible situat...

Word. >> i will take him at his word he says and now the warmbier family has released a statement. let me read every word of it to you. we have been respectful during the summit process, now we must speak out. kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto. kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. fareed zakaria is the host of gps here on cnn and i had mr. and mrs. warmbier sitting at the set after their son had passed and they said essentially the same thing, how could kim jong-un not a...