This is cnn breaking news. Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im john vause live in los angeles where it is just turned 11 00 here on the west coast. U. S. President donald trump is now in beijing, the third stop on his asia tour, which have some said will call for delicate diplomacy as he pushes china to do more to end north Koreas Nuclear program. Hours earlier at south koreas National Assembly, the president condemned north koreas oppressive regime, while praising seouls accomplishments over the past seven decades. He said america does not seek conflict with north korea, but will not run from it either. And he issued another stark warning to kim jongun. Today, i hope i speak not only for our countries, but for all civilized nations, when i say to the north, do not underestimate us. And do not try us. Joining us now is cnns matt rivers in beijing and Paula Hancocks in seoul. Paula, lets start with that speech. Many lawmakers in south korea wer
Korea. He did not mention that, so i suppose since they were expecting the worse, that also counts as some sort of whats the word im looking for olive branch that he didnt put them back on the list. Who knows now if thatll be in the Rearview Mirror because there was so much rhetoric from the president. And it wasnt filling in the rocket man and how horrible this idea of a Nuclear North Korea is but really going through the human rights atrocities that go on every single day and have for years, for decades under kim jongun and of course his father and grandfather. And, look, he was speaking to the south Korean National assembly. They dont need to be educated on whats going on 30something miles north of seoul. What they do understand is the tough rhetoric and the message and the audience that the president had obviously was well beyond the people in the room. I thought that human rights issues, talking about how people are starved and tortured, they dont know the most basic information a
Northam cruises to win as dems sweep top spots. Blue surge and northam has surprisingly easy win. Heres how tom perez celebrated. You have sent a message across the globe to south korea. Donald trump, you dont stand for our values. I think hes happy. Heres how donald trump responded to the thumping on twitter. Ed gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what i stand for. Dont forget, republicans won four out of four house seats and with the economy doing better. Eli stokels and robert costa. All three of msnbc analysts. And with me at the table, msnbc contributor charlie, i told you so, sykes, author of how the right lost its mind. Republican strategist and i also told you so, steve schmidt, former Senior Adviser to the dnc and Bloomberg Business week editor megan murphy. Let me start with you, peter baker. Lots s and lots of stuff about gillespie and Virginia State politics. And lots and lots about how seismic this sort of turn of not just sentiment but of an electoral reality
Those uneasy with grievance politics are either giving in or giving up the fight. The Republican Party is now the party of donald trump. What does that mean for steve bannon . Is he the president s hench man, his gatekeeper, his commisar of trumpdom. He has declared war on mainstream republicans especially mitch mcconnell. Lets watch. Mitch mcconnell and this permanent Political Class is the most corrupt and incompetent group of individuals in this country. For mitch mccome and warren baker and karl rove and steven law, all the instruments that tried to destroy judge moore and his family. Your day of reckoning is coming. We are declaring war on the republican establishment. That does not back the agenda that donald trump ran on and the president of the united states. Its a new game in town. Were going to cut off the oxygen to mitch mcconnell. Mitch mcconnells biggest asset is the money. Were going to make it the biggest liability because were going after these guys tooth and nail. Ther