were in a war, there was a possibility might get shot down and killed or captured. but it was never going to happen to you. it would always happen to somebody else. and then when it did happen to you, there is this sharp intake of breath and a recognition that in fact this is real and it is happening to you. and when it did happen to him, he said he thought that this was he had to steel himself and prepare himself for the most difficult final exam he would have to take. when he was in as mike at beshlass reminded us, when he was in prison, his father john mccain father had just become the commander of all naval forces in the pacific and the north vietnamese thought there would be propaganda value in releasing him and e and he refused and continued to resist
some kind of equal to the us. there s only one leader of the free world and that is the president of the united states but putin wants to see himself on an equal playing field with the us president so there a lot of propaganda value in terms of this summit. putin will want to see some concessions from the united states and this is a dangerous arena for president trump. it s vital that he does not make any concessions. concessions putin will want to see are with regard to the ukraine and crimea issues. he will want to see us recognition of the russian occupation of crimea. putin will want to see a weakening of us sanctions against the russians. he will want to see a reduction of nato military exercisesin europe . in return, he may make an empty promise to be more
well, kim jong-un, it s great for kim jong-un, i think. he s gotten this i mean he s probably better known to a lot of people in the world than half the democratic field right now. he s gotten more media attention, more propaganda value. everyone is saying how great he is, you know, the peace maker. it s an extraordinary gift by the united states. i want to ask you about the washington post tonight, reporting that trump was antsy and bored. those are quotes. after arriving early and he wanted his aides to demand that the summit be moved up to monday. the secretary of state mike pompeo and sarah sanders had to talk him out of it, quoting two people familiar with the preparations for the event. here s what it says. we re here now, the president said according to the people. why can t we just do it? trump s impatience coupled with a tense staff level meeting between the two sides on sunday left some aides fearful that the entire summit might be in peril. matt, can you imagine how
retired rear admiral john kirby, spokesman for the state department. put on your military hat for a moment. is it appropriate for the president of the united states to salute a foreign general, let alone a foreign general of a regime like north korea? no, it s not. the very valid concern here was he was showing deference and respect to an officer in the military who not only brutalizes their own soldiers but their own people and still have a robust military program capable of destabilizing the region. then there is the propaganda value. if shouldn t be a surprise to anybody that north korean state tv is airing this thing on a constant loop. it s cannotexactly the image an respect that kim jong-un was trying to seek. so would it be appropriate for the president to salute a british or french general as opposed to a north korean general? look, there is not strict protocol on this.
dream faster, and above all. now, i ll dream gig. now more businesses, in more places, can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america s largest gig-speed network. this morning north korea state media has just debuted some new footage that was shot during the trump/kim summit. take a look at this. the president extends his hand to the north korean general. the general responds with the salute. the president returns the salute and then both men shake hands. why is this significant? our military analyst john kirby is back with me. why is this so striking? it s striking because it was, a, released by north korean state tv which means they can see a propaganda value here and this is basically them showing the level of deference and respect that trump has paid to them and to their military