the war games had been a major sticking point in the run up to u.s. president donald trump historic a summit with north korea s kim jong un at that summit mr trump called his ministry commanders off guard by agreeing to drop the drills the reversal by the pentagon comes amid a broader breakdown in diplomacy with north korea over its nuclear weapons. and historic handshake between two former foes. in the months before their singapore some us donald trump and kim jong un traded insults and threats of nuclear war but the leaders pulled back from the brink to deliver a diplomatic spectacle as an unexpected concession from the u.s. . we will be stopping the war games which will save us a tremendous amount of money or unless and until we see the the future negotiation is not going along like it should. the u.s.
backsliding. the fractured middle east underscores my fundamental belief that the united states cannot pursue a hard nosed agenda without prioritizing values such as political inclusion, human rights, and free active media and civil society. without these elements, instability will persist with refugees heading towards europe s shore. an important partner, israel, needs more than tweets about how great our relationship is going to be. i hope we will hear from you today concrete visions with specific proposals with a way toward forwarding and strengt n strengthening that strategic partnership. president obama leaves the next administration an inheritance. strengthened relationships withic. allies y iey iey ies historic a
good morning. it s friday, june 28th. great to have you with us and hope you re having a wonderful friday. it s going to be a beautiful day. with us chairman of deutsch inc, donny deutsch. visiting professor at nyu, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. good morning. msnbc s thomas roberts. good morning. in washington, pulitzer-prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post and msnbc political analyst eugene robinson and on capitol hill, nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly o donnell. talking about this historic vote. here we have wall street journal talking about how the immigration bill clears the senate. the washington post, senate approves immigration bill. you can go on and on. and this is truly truly, eugene robinson, as historic a