i m hoping that director pompeo gets confirmed quickly and he can put his weight into these negotiations with our three european allies to see if we can fix it. if not, for sure we are heading for a termination. martha: we are turning to north korea for a moment. here s president trump. watch from today. what does that mean exactly? it means they get rid of their nukes. very simple. they get rid of their nukes. martha: the presidents of today, general jack keane, that we have made no conceptions of so far in advance of this meeting and that the north koreans have made many. what s your take? i think he s absolutely right. first of all, this does feel a little different to me because of a number of concessions that the north koreans have made and the diplomatic blitz that they ve been on since the olympics. setting up the talk with the moon and president trump. all that said, they have always
we like the progress. we like the fact that director pompeo has already been over there over easter for the first round of meetings. we have a long way to go but everybody else has failed to do something. this president truly wants to do it on behalf of everybody. denuclearizing the korean peninsula benefits everyone. bret: percentage that the meeting goes forward? i don t know. [laughs] that s in large part up to north korea. how serious they are in making concessions and making moves before they get there. the president railed back again something that was very, very angering to some of us over the weekend. this idea that he has made too many concessions already. like what? what concessions has the president made? he is try to have a conversation and denuclearize the korean peninsula. last week with mr. abe, even today with mr. macron from france.
am not going to be someone who impugns a man s integrity based on one or two things said while he has an opportunity before him to raise his right hand and swear under oath as he has many times and answer these questions. senators will have to make the decision. the president said something else. he mentioned director pompeo. the president is right and clear about this. director pompeo, 15 or 16 democrats voted for him 14 months ago to be cia director. they loved his credentials then. now he has more credentials, being a successful cad cia dir. the president recognizes people are playing politics with these nominations. bret: two more questions. scott pruitt, ep administer, bloomberg says white house officials have discouraged lawmakers from vigorously defending the administrator, said to people who asked for anonymity because the discussions weren t public. is that true?
us is secretly backing islamic terrorists was the propaganda calls us, british and french leaders criminals for the strike, using chemical weapons on his own people. last-minute change of heart paving the path to confirmation for secretary of state mike pompeo. kelly right joins us with what has changed and what happens next. reporter: it is rare to see any bipartisanship on capitol hill. these days. in john: had a path to confirmation from mike pompeo but in a rare move, rand paul doing an about-face announced his support for pompeo, having received assurances from donald trump and director pompeo that he agrees with the president on these important issues i have decided
president trump s first official state visit. a number of crucial foreign policy issues and a lavish dinner on the agenda. this state visit is very important for our people and very important for us. under examination. the senate postpones dr. ronnie jackson s confirmation hearing for va secretary because of concerns about his background. this is a moment where the president valued sort of personal rapport over experience. this, as cia director mike pompeo gets one step closer in his bid for secretary of state after a key last-minute reversal. i changed my mind. i ve decided to go and vote for director pompeo because he s assured me that he s learned the lesson. we begin with crucial high-stakes meeting between president trump and the president of france. an official a rival ceremony for emmanuel macron and his wife is