meeting regardless of what happens on june 12th in singapore. it is the first time a sitting american president and the leader of north korea set down face to face. the president said he hopes that meeting can be something that he one day calls his proudest achievement before he gets north korea to give up the nuclear weapons. that will be something we wait and see. it will be june 12th and we'll be in singapore, kate. >> kaitlan, thank you so much. let's discuss this, joining me, kelly maxman who served on the national security council under president bush and obama and bruce clinger, former cia deputy division chief for korea. thank you for being here. kelly, singapore, june 12th, location, does it matter? >> i think singapore is a perfect location. singapore is a very close and trusted partner of the united states. it is seen as relatively neutral in the region and they have good security apparatus there too. i think it is quite a good