Stronger ties and present a united front against china, russia and north korea. The Faulkner Focus and im john roberts in for harris. The setting for the summit camp david. President s Retreat In The Woods of maryland. Historic grounds have witnessed major strides in american diplomacy. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby with this. This is the culmination of months and months and months of work not just by the United States but by south korea and japan to improve their relationships. They are operating more together. They are communicating more together and looking for ways to deepen their own cooperation because they see much of the same things we see in terms of the threats and challenges. So there is a lot of common interests, common shared goals here that we will pursue. John he referred to the decades of disagreement between japan and south korea. One headline says President Biden looks to cement a fragile truce. Mike pompeo says the true gamble is the impact on china.
politicsnation. tonight s lead, trump in or out. there is just hours left in 2023 and if this last week is an indicator, the looming presidential primary season will be dominated by without republican front runner donald trump can legally seek the office again. three years after he fanned an insurrection. this week that states of maine and california said yes he could. the state of maine said no he couldn t. but there are just three out of more than a dozen states weighing the issue. and trump head and especially venomous message for one michigan lawmaker who get to criticize his increasingly nasty campaign language over the christmas holiday, dragging her late husband into the war of words. that lawmaker, congresswoman debbie dingell joins me shortly with her reaction to that and to trump s enduring impact on her state ahead of 2024. and 2024 contender nikki haley has had an entire week to demonstrate that she knows the root cause of the civil war. the enslavement of
unites us across our diversity. from many, one. that s what i m running to revive. john: some people say he has a chance for a break-out moment next week. he is a talented person and a friend. i will tell you, he is working it on the ground as hard if not harder than almost any other candidates. it is those moments and interactions with voters which is why it s way too early to people to talk about winnowing the field. those are the campaign moments that will allow candidates to actually connect with voters one-on-one, get their stories across and you see actually the candidates working the hardest on the ground, whether it s vivek ramaswamy in iowa who is rising right now, chris christie in new hampshire now in second place there. tim scott and nikki haley rising in early states. those are the candidates and places where they are gaining