themselves at this point. >> michelle, thank you very much. >> thank you very much, michelle. i'm joined now in hanoi by former pentagon press secretary and retired rear admiral john kirby. great to have you on. >> thanks, jim. >> credit where credit is due. there was concern the president may give too much. held the line. this is the second time a u.s. president traveled halfway around the world to meet face to face and the president had the expectation that personal relationship and his art of the deal skills could move the dial. they did not. is this a failure for the president? >> i don't know that i would call it a failure. he's dealing with a tyrant who doesn't empower anybody below him. i understand why the president was willing to re-energize the process which had been moribund after singapore by coming back out. i don't believe a third summit