This is the movie of comic books, like hes playing a president. Hes doing this thing, which hes talking away action heroes talk, not the way president s talk with the power of life and death in their hands. Weve turned to the north koreans and kim jongun, if he takes a provocative measure, if he fires on guam, i think were going to take Military Action. Im almost sure the president cant retreat from this position. Once military blows are exchanged, i think the chance of going to allout conventional war are significant. He still doesnt have a usable nuclear capability. I dont think were going to go there. But i do think the president is saying hes prepared to go to nuclear conflict. One of the more chilling moments on this network today. And with that, lets bring in our leadoff friday night panel. Welcome to all. Matthew, can you walk us through the evolution of Donald Trumps language of this week . First of all, we note that we can only hope the expression Locked And Loaded translates
and the sim poliplicity of it t everything is very bad or could be good or really great people. there was a report in buzz feed how diplomats are playing word bingo when they hear donald trump talk because he only has a couple of phrases they use and they ticket off the list. it sounds funny, but it s kind of sad. we need more complex thinking than just a few stock phrases that he thinks are going to make people act the way he wants them to. we ve done video mashups much the same way. matthew, a question about style over substance. but it s nonetheless germane. we ve gone days in this administration without seeing this president. they ve gone days of white house briefings without us being able to see them. suddenly, though, more than once a day, an availability to take questions. a point we made here on the broadca broadcast, it puts enormous pressure on that day s small press pool around the president,
trump talk because he only has a couple of phrases they use and they ticket off the list. it sounds funny, but it s kind of sad. we need more complex thinking than just a few stock phrases that he thinks are going to make people act the way he wants them to. we ve done video mashups much the same way. matthew, a question about style over substance. but it s nonetheless germane. we ve gone days in this administration without seeing this president. they ve gone days of white house briefings without us being able to see them. suddenly, though, more than once a day, an availability to take questions. a point we made here on the broadcast, it puts enormous pressure on that day s small press pool around the president, and they have done a magnificent job, these two days in recalling questions that for months we have wanted to ask but have not. so i m just curious as to what
we ve done video mashups much the same way. matthew, a question about style over substance. but it s nonetheless germane. we ve gone days in this administration without seeing this president. they ve gone days of white house briefings without us being able to see them. suddenly, though, more than once a day, an availability to take questions. a point we made here on the broadcast, it puts enormous pressure on that day s small press pool around the president, and they have done a magnificent job, these two days in recalling questions that for months we have wanted to ask but have not. so i m just curious as to what this change in policy is. can this be any aspect of the arrival of general kelly as chief of staff? first of all, major props to the reporters there, like you said, i ve been very impressed by the work they ve been doing on behalf of everyone in the media. i m not sure if this can be attributed to general kelly.