but also more opportunities for people in south korea to talk directly with people in north korea. the idea is basically to open up channels of communication, create new ideas, new pathways for resolving tension that may not be something that either government can solve on its own or simply in government to government talks. so, it s just kind of a nuanced approach. again, it s not a difference in goal because on the goal of ensuring that north korea freezes these programs and eventually gets rid of all of thes nuclear and ballistic missile weapons that it has, that s the same. but moon wants to take a broader and more nuanced approach and the u.s. is wary of that. all right. we re going to take a quick break. kristen scott stand by. right now you are watching the white house rose garden and any minute now president trump and the south korean president will give a joint statement following
north korean diplomats were open to create thag dialogue. the test we keep talking about, though, threw a wrench into how successful any possibility of diplomatic talks could be. reporter: it does seem to defie logic. it happened at lower levels, without official government talks. suggested perhaps there was a door that was opening for negotiations. you pair that with the comments from the new president in south korea saying he would be open to talks, echoing what president trump said, that he would, under the right circumstances sit down with king jong-un. the fact that north korean diplomats were suggesting talks might be an option suggest it was moving in that direction. then the launch last weekend, which, again, was a surprise in
exuberance i think from the american people and from the cuban people on this opening. and that will hopefully fuel government talks, as well as the public/private talks. thanks for being here. thank you. donald trump s tax plan is already drawing criticism for its hefty price tag. critics say it will reduce tax revenues by trillions over a decade. trump s proposal promises deep tax cuts for people across the board without adding to the u.s. debt or deficit. but his rivals are you would kag the business mogul s plan wishful thinking. bill clinton took a jab on donald trump on tuesday, calling his campaign fact free. during an interview with erin burnett, clinton defended his wife hillary, the democratic presidential fronter. it was in response to trump s
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