these events, by being able to talk about commonality over isis, talk about the tough issue related to climate and to be part of this military display, which honors american service members and their work on behalf of really the world in europe. those are positive things that the president gets to use as not only the day s events but a bit of political cover as well. the president definitely has spoken out about the fact that he has challenged vladimir putin on the matter of interference in the election in 2016. he talk ed about that in his interview with the christian broadcasting network. the president was saying that he challenged him directly on more than one occasion. at the same time what we don t know is exactly how the president is responding to the denials. what he has said is that there is something to this that must be looked at. so, the president is definitely able to get some breathing space by being in france. it s maybe one of the reasons we ll see him be a more traveled
army. experts had expected some kind of military display today. meanwhile, the american nuclear powered submarine, the uss michigan, is said to be on its way to the region. american aircraft carrier strike group, the uss carl vinson, is already headed there. they took a finalist in the press prejudicial election attended a memorial for the police officer slain in last week s terror attack in paris. isis claimed responsibility for the attack on the champs-elysees that left two officers and a tourist injured. the gunman was killed. centrist candidate emmanuel macron and anti-immigration proponent marine le pen where the top finishers in sunday s voting. they face off for the presidency next month. ivanka trump says her dad, the president, is committed to positive change for women in the american economy. the first starter made the comments in germany during her first official international outing as a white house advisor. senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg is in
behind their supreme leader but given that kim jong-un has absolute power in this country, what else would they say? some strong reporting from will ripley. i want to bring in a former senior adviser to ambassador christopher hill and visiting professor at georgetown university. thank you for joining us. thank you. i want to start by asking you about the military display we were seeing this weekend. some experts expressed surprise at how advanced north korea s military hardware appears to be. do you think that s as justified concern? oh, yes, of course, it is but remember this annual parade is very much a show, not just to the international world, especially this year, and those who are watching, but also to the domestic audience. it s a show of strength and force. which the regime absolutely needs to do. and as that parade is taking place, we know that president trump is sending a u.s. navy strike group to the pacific right off of the korean peninsula there.
any long-term strategy. trump is unpredictable and that s what scares people. there was a report that the administration was looking at a pre-emptive strike ahead of a test by north korea although administration officials have denied that. we don t really know what trump is going to do. errol, will ripley reported a few minutes ago that the north koreans say that some of the exercises that they partook in earlier this week was in response to the tweet that the president sent out saying that north korea is causing trouble. we know the senior advisers are not with the president this weekend in mar-a-lago. it also suggests it might be good news, victor, that maybe there is no first strike or no strike planned for this weekend. and by the way, north korea was going to have a big military display on this very important quasi religious holiday no matter what, whether donald trump had tweeted or not.
what he hasn t yet, which is what s in those taxes. so we ve been hearing from people all day long. most of them acknowledge these marches happening across the country may not result in the president releasing his tax returns but they say it s not really about that. this is about sending a message to washington, having their voices heard, and being clear on the issue that people do care about this. back in january senior white house official kellyanne conway said we won already and people don t care about his taxes anymore. these folks here are trying to send a different message today here in portland that message being heard. nbc s catie beck. north korea a show of military might and warning of war. kim jong-un rolled out their intercontinental ballistic missiles. experts say they have improved capabilities from previous versions. the elaborate military display included tens of thousands of