secretary of state. but he himself was askedbout this on friday. how has he been preparing, and he responded by saying he's been preparing his entire life. he was really trying to send the signal and remind the international community that he ran on being the dealmaker-in-chief, and that he goes into these sensitive negotiations trying to get the biggest deal of his life, richard. >> yeah. and secretary of state mike pompeo saying he's been preparing for months. so they're saying there's a lot of backup to this meeting in advance. so great to have you. white house correspondent there covering the president's visit at the g7 with the very latest and breaking news of the communique. we can't twice get our hands on it to find out what -- we can't wait to get our hands on it to find out what is in it. thank you very much. >> thank you. lindsey ford, former senior adviser to the assistant secretary of defense for asian and pacific security affairs, professor of korean studies at the fletcher school at tufts university, and stafford university director, domestic policy studies. let's start with you, sung-yun,