press conference he needs mike pompeo. he needs dan coats and john bolton. he needs all these people around him not because he can t handle the job he is new to national security. he has only been in this job for two years. good people surround themselves with smart people and listen to them. it seems president trump needs to do that a little bit better. bret: a.b. the story was that secretary pompeo and vice president pence were part of the team that said the president had to kind of clean things up on aisle five after coming back to the u.s. right. the problems arise when he doesn t listen to his experts. and marc s right, he has very, very qualified and credentialed people, public servants of great integrity working for him like dan coats. when they come, they are often not listened to. they are often not consulted. dan coats did not know he was going to have these
kore korean s representations? i can tell you that we re continuing to move forward in hopes of having the meeting take place. and then seizing the opportunity offered by marc s presence here today, my understanding from talking to people in congress is that the administration has been asking lawmakers to hold off on any new package on north korean sanctions telling them that executive branch powers are sufficient should the need arise for more. can either you or marc address that? we re continuing our maximum pressure campaign on north korea and asking our allies to not let up at any point for any reason until we see real progress on the promises that have been made by the north koreans. beyond that, i can t get into any conversations. one last question. we re about to enter the 15th month of this administration.
continuing to move forward and in hopes of having to meeting take place. and seizing the opportunity offered by marc s presence here today, the administration has been asking lawmakers to hold off on any new package of north korea sanctions, telling them that the executive branch powers are sufficient should the need arise and also to avoid inflating the situation. you or marc address that? i know that we re continuing our maximum pressure campaign on north korea. we re continuing to ask our allies to engage in that maximum pressure campaign. not to let up at any point for any reason until we see real problems on the promises that have been made by the north koreans. beyond that i can t get into any conversations. one last question. the 15th month of this administration, why is it that there is still a need for change inside the president s cabinet or among his circle of advisers.
in which that is handled can set the stage for congress, democrats and republicans working together. or if they can t, if the president won t work with us on that, it s going to be a tough year. chris:d]11ñ let me ask you about a couple of specifics, a few specifics i just raised with marc short. there s infrastructure, there s immigration, there s welfare reform and in those specific areas do you see the outlines of a compromise with the president? there s been negotiations between democrats and republicans on immigration. we re hoping that we can get the dreamer bill done. we also have people, as pointed out, on temporary protective status. we have to deal with that issue. marc s right, we should pass legislation in these areas. the president s made it more difficult, but we need to get together, and we have democrats and republicans working together. on infrastructure, absolutely, webu(uz get an infrastructure bill done. it s more challenging because of the tax bill and the reve
with now, and i think the manner in which that is handled can set the stage for congress, democrats and republicans working together. or if they can t, if the president won t work with us on that, it s going to be a tough year. chris:d]11ñ let me ask you about a couple of specifics, a few specifics i just raised with marc short. there s infrastructure, there s immigration, there s welfare reform and in those specific areas do you see the outlines of a compromise with the president? there s been negotiations between democrats and republicans on immigration. we re hoping that we can get the dreamer bill done. we also have people, as pointed out, on temporary protective status. we have to deal with that issue. marc s right, we should pass legislation in these areas. the president s made it more difficult, but we need to get together, and we have democrats and republicans working together. on infrastructure, absolutely, webu(uz get an infrastructure bill done. it s more challenging bec