Educe the national debt. As always, well take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is 7 00 eastern time here in washington. The start of a holiday week. Congress returning in two weeks. President trump spending christmas with his family in florida. It is monday, december 23. We begin our first hour with Foreign Policy. The leaders of china, south korea and japan meeting today in beijing it. Comes as the pentagon and u. S. Officials are on, quote, high alert, after new threats over the weekend by north korea. In the past President Trump has said that he and president kim jong un fell in love. But since that comment back in february, talks have broken down. We want to get your reaction to these developments in north korea, what it means for the u. S. And for the region. 2027488001, thats our line for republicans. 2027488922 for democrats. 2027488002 if oure democrats. Or on twit or facebook. Good m
Are making, this should be taken seriously, when taking about sending a Christmas Present to donald trump. I dont think that is a box of chocolates part they will probably test a longrange missile in coming days. They have ramped up the rhetoric. There has not been much agreement between the two sides. President trump has met three times with kim jongun. Not much has come of that. Sidesly because both fundamentally disagree about what they want from each other. The United States is looking for a total denuclearization. Kim jongun will not denuclearize. He might offer some more inspections but he wants sanctions limited. Host President Trump has said he likes to sit down and talk facetoface. Yet previous president s have said we will meet but only if we have an agreement to begin with. Trump,i think president and i say this in my book, one of his advisors i quote, President Trump puts an emphasis on interpersonal relationships, they can certainly be helpful. Ultimately, diplomacy is abo
Chocolates part they will probably test a longrange missile in coming days. They have ramped up the rhetoric. There has not been much agreement between the two sides. President trump has met three times with kim jongun. Not much has come of that. Sidesly because both fundamentally disagree about what they want from each other. The United States is looking for a total denuclearization. Kim jongun will not denuclearize. He might offer some more inspections but he wants sanctions limited. Host President Trump has said he likes to sit down and talk facetoface. Yet previous president s have said we will meet but only if we have an agreement to begin with. Trump,i think president and i say this in my book, one of his advisors i quote, President Trump puts an emphasis on interpersonal relationships, they can certainly be helpful. Ultimately, diplomacy is about a countrys interest. If i have a friendly relationship with you, that is great. But if we are in a negotiation over fundamental things
Thank what martha does in terms of the scholarship and research, she is a constant resource for all of us who cover the white house and for any of the American Public was interested in the presidency and operations inside the building. Also want to thank the White House Historical association for your generosity and support of our programs and of marthas work and of all of our studies in the interest in the presidency. Before i turn things over to martha, i want to mention that last night, the w hca was in missouri at the Truman Library for what we hope will be the first of many partnerships and events with president ial libraries and museums across the country, talking with americans outside of the beltway and answering their questions about the presidency, the press, and the interaction between the two. We got a ton of questions and interest, and it may veer our questions tonight but we just wanted to let all of you know enterprises is the rent interested and come anyone watching, ye
Tolerant society where allerel faiths are respected and wheree all of our citizens can feel fel safe and secure. He continued to say his is administration has made steps to assure safety by signing executive orders that includeses that temporary ban on tempory b imation. Ion. Tonight were doing factng fac checking on President Trumps executive orders. Executiv in his first 10 days inin office mr. Trump issued 20 executive answers. Ive answe hes not that far off fromf f president obama. Pr according to u. S. A. Today Ronald Reagan signed six executive orders during the dure first 10 and a half days in office, george h. W. Bush barack obama 18. 18. So while donald trump has donedo two more than what barackn whatk obama did i think its all of is the things that have happenedavp so quickly and all the protests. Theres a bit of a more it a bigger magnitude to some ofof the ordeders. Sure. Sure. Thats not and common because president s come in, this is how they want toats n d theyre basicall