Going on inside the hermit kingdom, he wrote a biography of kim jong il, the previous dictator. He joins us tonight. Thank you for coming on. From a nonexpert point of view, this looks ominous. Almost scary. Should we be concerned . We absolutely need to be concerned. They have been preparing for 70 years, the u. S. Imperialists will come back and finish the job we started in the korean war. This is part of their mythology. Children have to wait outside the library at at night, this is something theyve been prepping for for decades. Tucker we know they have an enormous military, what do they want, what is their aim . They want to hold onto power at any cost necessary. The u. N. Was expelled from north korea because kim jong il said if we they wont need the government. Up to 10 of the population starved. When you look at libya, iraq, when these regimes go down, the people at the top are personally killed. Kim jong il has a very invested interest, even if he doesnt believe in the system
Contender if anyone is he wrote a biography of kim jong il. From a nonexpert point of view, this looks ominous, almost scary. We have absolute reason to be concerned. North korea has been preparing for 70 years with the idea that the u. S. Imperialistics are going to come back and finish the job we started in the korean war. Children have to wait outside the library at night so this is something theyve been prepping for for decades. We know that they are paranoid and warlike and they have an enormous military. What to they want . The regimee wants to hold on to power at any cost necessary. During the 90s the u expelled from north korea because kim jongil said 10 of the population starved. If you some way doesnt that suggestin restraint . I mean, an attack on south korea wouldnt help y him, would it . It s absolutely would not hep him, but at the same time, his backs against the wall. His father got the Supreme Commander roleis according to te mythology because kim ils said if we lose w
Attacked. Anyone who knows whats really going on inside the hermit kingdom, he wrote a biography of kim jong il, the previous dictator. He joins us tonight. Thank you for coming on. From a nonexpert point of view, this looks ominous. Almost scary. Should we be concerned . We absolutely need to be concerned. They have been preparing for 70 years, the u. S. Imperialists will come back and finish the job we started in the korean war. This is part of their mythology. Children have to wait outside the library at at night, this is something theyve been prepping for for decades. Tucker we know they have an enormous military, what do they want, what is their aim . They want to hold onto power at any cost necessary. The u. N. Was expelled from north korea because kim jong il said if we they wont need the government. Up to 10 of the population starved. When you look at libya, iraq, when these regimes go down, the people at the top are personally killed. Kim jong il has a very invested interest,
A crucial question posed by my colleague, Peter Alexander. Were going to allow the process to move forward, as the facts unfold and we make a determination for ourselves, based on the facts that are presented for us, the United States will determine what the appropriate response might be. Sir, is he did . Is he did . Sir, is Jamal Khashoggi dead . All of this is happening as the president loses white House Counsel don mcgahn, the man who took on several critical roles, including counselor to the president in special counsel Robert Muellers investigation. For the latest, im joined now by nbc newss Peter Alexander at the white house and nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel in istanbul, turkey. Peter, you put that question to secretary pompeo that you just watched and he was focused quite a bit on saudi arabias leaders, it seemed, and what they wanted to do it. Did he talk at all about his conversation with turkish officials and what do we know . Reporter yeah, he did, not j
To answer that we go to mike emanuel. Hes live on capitol hill. Everything is still kind of up in the air. Reporter dana, no question about it. Senate leaders are trying to work on an agreement to lock in that senate vote. Once there is an agreement, it could happen quickly. The senate will go first then kick it over to the house of representatives. Theres also the expectation that there will be strong bipartisan support in the United States senate. The wild card is President Trump and his position on it and the Senate Appropriations chairman sounds hopeful. I talked to the president last night, what, 7 00, 8 00, and i talked to the Vice President a couple hours ago. I just him, told the president last night that i had signed the confidence report. We felt it was a down payment. It was not perfect. It was not everything i wanted. I knew it was not everything he wanted. We had some good things in there. Reporter but there is a fair amount of tension here today. These are big votes and i