welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. thanks for sharing your day with us. a big day on the world stage for president trump and a big meeting this hour. the president arrived in germany a short time ago and is on his way to a face-to-face with chancellor angela merkel with sharp disagreements on climate change, trade, terrorism and more. the president's first stop, poland. refused to single out russia for what his own national security team agrees was unprecedented 2016 election interference. >> well, i think it was russia

and i think it could have been other people and other countries. could have been a lot of people interfered. i said it very simply. i think it could very well have been russia but i think it could well have been other countries and i won't be specific, but -- i think a lot of people interfere. i think it's been happening for a long time. it's been happening for many, many years. >> the president's tone was tough other than the question how to respond to north korea's new intercontinental ballistic missile. >> we'll see what happens. i don't like to talk about what i have planned, but i have some pretty severe things that we're thinking about. that doesn't mean we're going to do them. i don't draw red lines. >> with us to share reporting and insights, michael bender, molly ball, julie pace and oh listoh -- olivia knox. and a big showdown tomorrow with president putin.

first a clash on display at the economic summit and what it means for transatlantic relations. any moment a peek at the trump/merkel meeting, a glimpse at that clash. cnn's nic robertson is on the ground. why this meeting is so interesting. >> reporter: if you can hear the helicopter circling above, because a demonstration is going on, about 4,500 people, according to police here. they want to voice opposition to president trump's visit and angela merkel has opposition, not to his visit but some of his views. historically a difference on climate change, trade, on immigration. president trump was critical the way angela merkel allowed refugees, people from other syria and other countries into the country over the years and

voicing similar concerns or a narrative today in warsaw saying, why we always will welcome people from other countries into ours, they cannot cross our borders unless they share our borders and love our people. again, a point he'll share with angela merkel where he's on a different page and angela merkel has taken to the newspapers criticizing what his crew of globalizati view of globalization. rich get richer. >> nic robertson, we'll keep in touch. president trump on his way to the merkel meeting. the president's fist g-20 economic summit and second visit to europe viewing him with considerable skepticism. he may have eased concerns with this. a public rebuke of vladimir putin's russia. >> the west is also confronted

by the powers that seek to test our will, undermine our confidence and challenge our interests. to meet new forms of agrgressio including propaganda, financial crimes and cyber warfare, we urge russia to cease its destabilizing activities in ukraine and elsewhere and support for hostile regimes including syria and iran. >> but in the very next section of the speech, the president also publicly aired grievances with the european union. >> the steady creep of government bureaucracy that drains the vitality and wealth of the people. the west became great not because of paperwork and regulations but because people were allowed to chase their dreams and pursue their destinies. >> this, to me, the meeting about to take place, it's about to start.

just this fascinating. a new american president on the world stage, most of europe doesn't like what it sees. to the president's credit today a lot of his critics say connect the dots for me. what's your strategy? the president laid out more clearly than we've heard in the past five months why he thinks the way he does about trade, allowing refugees into european countries, about mig migration and the like and going up against the european leader of which he so profoundly disagrees. >> a lot of echoes of the nato summit. we saw the president start to articulate a clearer vision, if not specifics of policy, at least of the way he sees the world and the international vision that he plans to implement. the problem is, it's a vision that european leaders don't like. they know what it is. it's just not the vision they would prefer and not the partnership with america they've had in the past, not the partnership with america they've come to expect. the merkel meeting previously, the nato summit, awkward

interactions in a europe that clearly is not eager to make nice with this president in the way leaders of other parts of the world have, and there's a lot of tension there. >> you can see, just -- sorry for interrupting. chancellor merkel arriving for her meeting with president trump. pictures on the right side of the screen, the president of the united states about to arrive. top of how the meeting. they know they have differences, aired in separate settings each including today from president trump. interesting to see side-by-side, air differences ar play nice. you were about to say? >> going to say that the speech, we can kind of see trump's foreign policy here being sort of assembled in realtime. the hands of a few different advisers in that speech leading up to it -- there was talk about russia. had some tough talk at russia. there was also some lines about

immigration. may have been aimed at merkel here. we've seen his policy, some shifts in his policy on china this week, and, yes. as we watch merkel here, i mean, a lot of talk about trump's meeting with putin and this may be actually the most important one and xi. compared to a lot of leaders we've seen trump meet with, she doesn't pull punches and not afraid to sit or stand side-by-side in a news conference and make clear she doesn't agree with his world view and the statements she's made in germany ahead of her own elections coming up about the united states not being a reliable partner, it's a catchy sound bite, but when you really think about that, when you think about the fact the strongest country in europe does not see the united states as a strong partner, we're talking about a complete shift in the global dynamic when that happens and seen her reach out to china, importantly, to fill some of this void. >> a great point. getting through this, overly

wonky and economic, but if the united states pulls back, says we'll reconsider every one of our trade agreements and angela merkel said you can't look at u.s./germany trade, we're a part of the european union and thinks trump doesn't get it but chine chine -- china is stepping in, japan. and redefining the relationships, does the base suffer? >> america first is not america alone. dynamics suggest as american leadership pulls back, you're right. other countries are filling the vacuum. the speech was interesting for me in a couple ways. constant emphasis on individual nations and peoples. in poland, whose government is euro skeptic. doesn't like the eu very much. no way merkel misses the symbolism of that. also the notion of a clash of civilizations. the west is fighting air original as if it is a different civilization of itself.

no way she misses any of thattoo canny a play other than the world stage, understand the symbolism and he's taking symbolic steps to undermine the german role in europe and the eu itself. >> if she doesn't -- she doesn't miss it. right. made it crystal clear. even if she had, in poland, listen to the president talk about what he yew views at the h and the mistake merkel and others are making. >> the fundamental question of our time is whether the west has the will to survive. do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it? >> i mean, written by a speechwriter, if you strip it down to basics, i'm right. you're wrong. i imposed a travel ban to keep

people from countries a threat to the united states out. you have open board is in europe, letting bepeopl terrori and you're wrong, i'm right? is that what you're hearing? >> the part of the axics much more skeptical of globalism and multilateralism, how much there are other elements that feel quite differently and a lot of internal tension in that regard. this isn't just about trump selling his vision to the united states in contrast to what's happens in europe but taking sides between populism and internationalism we have seen in brexit, the french elections, merkel's election coming up in the fall. trump is taking sides on an internal european battle happening everywhere across the continent. >> important to note while as a whole europe is skeptical of trump and doesn't agree with him in terms of leadership. the points he's making, there is

an audience for that in europe. we haven't seen, since his elections, those voices be particularly successful, doesn't mean it doesn't exist and he sees an opportunity to rally support for that. >> why the leaders push back so hard. it's a threat to their survival. brexit and more of that sentiment across europe. you mentioned german elections undergoing down. what to make of the president's answer when asked at the press conference about russian election meddling where he says, you know, russia may have been involved. other countries could have been involved. going into a big meeting with putin tomorrow. angela merkel says messing in their election now. also in france. the president's own national security team will tell you, yes, russia, other central actors but at the center is vladimir putin but the president won't say that straight up. why? >> a question he won't be able to escape after his meeting with

putin, but i do think, my sense of what he's saying there is, almost a defense of, more of a defense of himself than trying to water down what russia did. he says it was russia. i think it was russia. that's clear. the rest of it, to me, is him trying to -- back himself out of a corner for his hedging up to this point. >> i'm sorry. >> every conversation about this views it as an attack on his legitimacy and acceptance. any talk of russian interference, talk more so, at all of possible collusion between people in his orbit and the russians, he views it all as an attack on his legitimacy and it burns them up in the white house when that happens. >> he likes to say i'm president, you're not. why doesn't he say i'm president and look forward, not backwards, but this isn't going to happen again on my watch, period. democrats saw that answer.

adam schiff, said this is not putting america first but continuing to pre ing ting to p fiction at the united states expense. otherwise, the crekremlin will conclude he is too weak to stand up to them. >> they get the psychology behind it. we know trump is insecure about his victory. everyone understand that, but he's in there right now and this is an actual national security issue that will continue to affect american elections, european elections for years to come, if the u.s. in particular doesn't get in front of this. and republicans know that it could come their way in three and a half years. this is not a problem just for democrats now. they just can't understand why the president can't feel confident in his victory enough to take on a serious national

security issue like this. >> and forcefully address it with putin, taking away critics and hold the thought, come back to this next. tough talk about aggression in ukraine. a meduddled response to the russian meddling in the election.

show you pictures from hamburg, germany moments ago. the president of the united states and chancellor of germany. two pleaders with big differences. small talk, greeting. handshake in a moment before going into their conversations in hamburg behind closed doors. couldn't hear what they were saying in the small talk. the two went into a conference room and we expect the u.s. and german media to be allowed in for part of that meeting and

will bring tlau soon hat to you it happens. differences over climate change, terrorism migration and more. hopefully more in a minute. the president's schedule is packed at the g-20. most scrutinized, first metering with russian president putin on the schedule tomorrow. chancellor merkel among those who want a tough like with putin and president trump offered this hint today in poland. >> we urge russia to cease its destabilizing activities in ukraine and elsewhere and support for hostile regimes including syria and iran. and to, instead, join the community of responsible nations in our fight against common enemies and in defense of civilization itself. >> what to expect and how much does this first trump/putin meeting matter? insights from ambassador nicholas burns, nearly three

decades of diplomatic work include stints as the under secretary of state and u.s. ambassador to nato in the george w. bush administration. pleasure to have you on this important day. first to the question of election meddling. you testified before congress a couple weeks ago and said it would be a dereliction of duty for this president not to look vladimir putin in the eye and call him out. to say, i know what you cdid an must not do it again and consequences if you do it again. listen to what came up. this was the president's answer. >> i think it was russia, but i think it was probably other people and/or countries, and i see nothing wrong with that statement. nobody really knows. nobody "really" knows for sure. >> the west is also confronted by powers that seek to test our will, undermine our confidence and challenge our interests to meet new forms of aggression including propaganda, financial crimes and cyber warfare.

>> so from the hints at the press conference and then the hints in the speech, what do you expect? will the president do as you think he must? or will he punt or muddle this? >> john, i think what you saw this morning was the tail of two president trumps. you saw the scripted speech, where i think the president was right to accuse russia of destabilizing activities. right. i assume meant ukraine. and saw the unscripted president trump in the press conference. putin might think this is the real trump. went very easy and soft on this certainty of our intelligence community that russia launched a major cyber attack on the 2016 elections. and so i do think it's very important for president trump. i hope he can meet this expectation tomorrow that a lot of people have, that he raise the issue of russian meddling in the elections directly with president putin. that he say it's object action and communicates privately there will be penalties for the russians. sanctions, if this continues in

2018 and 2020. that's what president obama did. directly to president putin last autumn, and it really is the basic responsibility of our president to defend our country, particularly our elections. i think he has to meet that test tomorrow. president trump. >> talk to trump supporters watching. because president obama did it is fought good enough for them. they don't like president obama don't think he was a strong leader. explain to a trump supporter it's critical he not say in a meeting with putin, i know you did it, but everyone does it. you've done it a long time. why is it critical that this president of the united states be clear and blunt on this issue? >> i would say that the first duty of any president is to defend the united states. what's more important to the united states than the sanctity and the efficiency of our elections? the fact that our elections will not be disturbed, perhaps even thwarted, by a foreign power?

in this case, an adversary, russia. we don't want adversarial countries interfering with our elections, get into 21 states' database, which they tried to do and somehow affect the elections from afar. that's an american issue first if you will. americans don't want that, and why the president needs to stand up to putin on this issue. >> let's get into the additional complexities. just standing in poland today, and talking about poland being free, talking about helping poland with its energy supplies, talking about the poles getting patriot missiles is a message to russia, too. i want you to listen to a bit of the president's viewed as outlined in poland about the importance of the nato alines. -- alliance. >> you see what's happening out there? they are threats. we will confront them. we will win. but they are threats.

>> the united states has demonstrated not merely with words, but with its actions that we stand firmly behind article 5. the mutual defense commitment. >> i declare today for the world to hear that the west will never, ever be broken. >> i'm sure that the kremlin and president putin won't like some of that. your distinction, is that the real trump or that written by his national security team? >> yes, there were many positive statements in the president's speech this morning. he spoke to polish history. he spoke to the valor of the poles and in this respect, john, to the fact the west has to be united particularly against russia. that was a positive in the speech today. but as your previous panel indicated, there are troubling aspects of the speech. echoes of the "new york times" reported this of the inaugural speech.

a clash of swivelizaticivilizate open west every american president stood for but more of a divisive sense, of keeping others -- i read into, muslims, out of europe. that plays into the politics of poland but it doesn't in hamburg, germany, where president trump is with angela merkel, because she stands for the traditional american values of free trade, the strength of our alliances, containing russia and of allowing immigration obviously of people of all faiths, that's where the discussion will break down between angela merkel and president trump and she's a far more important leader for us, the strongest leader in europe. the key meeting we're focusing on today. >> you have served, in the foreign service when democrats gave way to republicans. republicans gave way to democrats. i want you to listen to how the secretary of state rex tillerson set the table, if you will, for this first meeting between the new president and vladimir putin.

>> -- at the very beginning and i would say at this point, it's difficult to say exactly what the -- what russia's intentions are in this relationship and i think that's the most important part of this meeting pop . to have a good exchange between president trump and president putin over what they both see as the nature of the relationship between our two countries. >> i don't think you'd disagree at a first meeting part is developing a personal ra popp po -- rapport, feeling each other out. do you agree about finding out what the relation is? the prime reason for the meeting, get to know each other. their first meeting. take the measure of each other and find a way to communicate. there will be crises ahead. they have to be on the phone with each other and every american president has to learn how to deal effectively, bother we agree with him or not, with the russian leadership. it's clear what putin wants.

relief from the ukraine sanctions. we should not give that to them because he's still occupying and annexing crimea and eastern ukraine and doesn't want additional sanctions on russia for interference in our elections and the senate voted 97-2, two weeks ago to impose sanctions. the house needs to act. president trump should get behind the congress. republicans in congress want a big statement against president putin. i think it's clear what putin wants. i hope president trump won't give it to him tomorrow morning. >> nick burns, appreciate your insight. stand by. waiting to see if we get the president and chancellor merkel of germany. if so, we'll bring it to you. up next, president trump, not shy about airing his disagreements or the traditional u.s. allies turned vocal america first critics.

welcome back. the president of the united states and the german chancellor angela merkel now in a private meeting. saw moments ago. the two leaders greeting each other outside the meeting room.

you see small talk and pleasantries. two leaders with profound disagreements at the core of the meeting the at hamburg, germany. pleasant handshake. talk about body language when angela merkel was at the would us. we expect to get into that room and see more of that meeting in a few moments. as we do, reminder of many disagreements between them. remember, this is the president's second trip to europe. at the nato summit in may. lectured european allies. they didn't like that. be clear. the europeans also take pleasure in poking president trump, including chancellor merkel who in her speech publicly at nato with the president of the united states standing a few feet away, said this -- >> -- also are united in the trust that it is not isolation and walls that make us successful but open societies that share the same

values. >> the fascinating part. not overplaying the drama, especially, clark t"clash of th titans." the prime minister of canada to the north of the united states or the new president of france, but angela merkel a lot of people say, trump critics, say he shouldn't go there and lecture. publicly air grievances. his critics are more than happy to take him on and she's chief among them. >> true. no love lost between these two sides and clear what their differing visions are. merkel's speech couldn't be called a subtweet. overt. her criticism, clear they disagree, goes back to the kman. ba campaign. trump called hillary clinton america's merkel. based on this idea she was a globalist who wanted to open the borders and let everybody in and not protect america, and protect

america first. and so, you know, that is a lingering dut. that's still the case. they disagree on visions we do have one leader ho wants protectionism in economics and in defense. the building of walls and the receding from international agreements and in europe, we talked before, this is a conflict between differing factions in almost all european countries. seems populists winning in brexit and saw the pendulum swing the other way in britain and france. this is very much a conflict. >> underscores here that the news out of this, summit, more about the body language and more about the posturing and than the results. olivia mentioned america first but not america alone. a nuance this administration hasn't shown they're capable of pulling off and heading into the g-20. 20 countries, and a speech this

morning that set the tone about, that was more america first than -- you know, not america alone. >> interesting. the g-20, when you host the g-20, what makes a successful g-20? is it a combined, a joint statement on climate? on transnational crime? a joint statement on refugees? some sort of show of alliance consensus? has that been redefined by these it tensions? does angela merkel think a successful g-20 is one in which she and other prominent leaders hold their ground in the face of the american president? i don't know if that's the case. >> the outcome of the g-8, or g-7. several supported the climate accord hoping the strategy would push trump toward them, giving him space. do it on his own time 3 tabtabl he ended up withdrawing.

>> why have these alinliancalli? raises the question. why is that person an alliant? >> because of an okay knowledgement. russia wasn't a g-8, not allowed in, but from the big economies, us versus them approach and then, oh, the global economy. you have the 20 biggest economies, always invite in other people. an acknowledgement of the globalization donald trump in many ways says is a bad thing for the economy. making this fascinating, part is personalities, a very personality driven powerful american president going up against incredibly big egos of their own. politicians have egos, yes, they do. angela merkel raising money tonight for a climate effort. a poke at the united states right there in town with her. back to the nato meeting. the president also very willing. you want a slugfest, i'll make my case publicly including on migration.

>> you have thousands and thousands of people pouring into our various countries and spreading throughout and in many cases we have no idea who they are. we must be tough. we must be strong, and we must be vigilant. >> again, just have to step back for a minute. we've heard the president say this before, but think of the optics. standing there, the other nato leaders. he means them. the people standing there. to your point, supposed to go into a room he's supposed to break bread with, how do we deal with this military problem, issue? this has become the new world order, during the trump administration, airing of differences and almost a tug-of-war to prove who's right? >> for trump supporters it's a possible thing. standing up to the world order. the whole point is, a lot of people on the right believe that president obama was too willing

to cowtail to allies in cases our enemies, that he did not have the backbone to go to the rest of the world, no, the united states has its own way and this is how we're going to do it. i don't think there's a question that trump is willing to sort of get right in people's faces and tell them we're not going to go along to get along. >> and refreshing. covered summits before. leaders exchange pleasantries. background readouts from both sides. you learn about the differences aired in the private meetings. now putting them in public. it's a bit refreshing in that sense. the problem the europeans have, they don't know, if trump, push comes to shove, will actually stand with them. you can disagree on issues, climate, immigration. end of the day, the belief in the alliance exists, still. >> right. president bush, too much swagger, cowboy initiative, but push came to shove, with them.

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welcome back. one major white house goal at the g-20 summit, ratchet up international rcriticism and action against north korea. including severe things, says president trump. and suggested earlier no unilateral u.s. response is imminent. >> we'll just take a look at what happens over the coming weeks and months with respect to north korea. it's a shame that they're behaving this way, but they are behaving in a very, very dangerous manner. and something will have to be done about it. >> telling, to me, that even though the president said if china doesn't help us we will deal with is and asked for military options from the pentagon. they range from bleak to

catastrophic. that the president there used weeks and months. he seems to understand that he may be as annoyed as he can be about this, but this is not solved quickly. >> learning about the complexity of this problem, seems, as he has about many other problems during his tenure. he does seem to be taking it seriously. self-promote a little, "the atlantic's" coverage is about the north korean problem, the complexity and how bad all the options are. nobody knows it better than the north koreans and why they've been able to continue to escalate things because they know we don't have any good options or a good way to stop them. you see trump trying to grapple with the nuances of that. trying to show swagger which has been his m.o., but temper it a little with the realization that there's -- that's not a good idea either. >> and other countries involved have their own chess play, if you will, complications. china willing to help to its line and russia hot and cold

dealing with the issue and the president is learning what previous presidents learned. not unique to president trump. nikki haley asking for more condemnation at the security council about north korea. >> there are countries allows, encouraging trade with north korea in violation of u.n. security council resolutions. such countries would also like to continue their trade arrangements with the united states. that's not going to happen. >> a pretty big trade relationship. the ambassador to the united nations. is the president going to sit down with president xi and say help me or that's not going to happen? >> everyone know the solution to the crisis, have china withdraw some economic support. they're keeping north korea afloat. the united states is reluctant to place pressure because of our

own relationships, places we depend on china'shelp. and north korea does not respond to pressure the way other countries have. it's not as though sanctions have not had an impact on north korea. just they don't change their behavior on the nuclear front. until you solve that, you're looking at a bunch of bad options. >> kim jong-un views nuclear weapons program as survival. his blood. he's not giving that up. tomorrow, big meetingy was president xi. will president putin raise this? and what the president said earlier in poland. >> i think it was russia and could have been other people in other countries. could have been a lot of people interfered. i've said it -- i said it very simply. could have been russia but well other countries and i won't be specific but i think a lot of people interfere. i think it's been happening for a long time.

it's been happening for many, many years. >> julie mentioned earlier that -- republican hawks want much better than that. much stronger, much more direct. i suspect many will hold their breath until after the meeting to see what actually happens. adam schiff got in the president's face. five top democrats in the senate. we believe it is crucial for you as the president of the united states to raise this matter and ensure he hears you loud and clear. will he? >> well, a good question. mcmaster told reporters just a tu days ago ahead of this trip, no specific agenda for this meeting. trying to push down expectations for this. a lot of things to talk about. you mentioned xi in moscow a few days ago. state-run bank has given russia money to avoid sanctions, some of the penalties that the u.s. put on them. there is a big basket of things for trump to talk about, and to go in there with no specific agenda is a little hard to

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>> and i bet he this, michigan, wisconsin, ohio. probably right. >> he probably is right, that that's -- again, baaing back t legitimacy. confirming on the world stage he's president of the united states, which he is, and -- >> well, i grew up in, a polish suburb in cleveland, ohio. that may about what he was referring to. did quite well. >> part of his style. a trump is a porte supporters, making fun. you see how they carries themselves, what matters most to them. some moments of the president, about to sit the six-month mark. some call them awkward. some call them priceless. here we go. >> as far as wiretapping, i guess by, you know, this past administration, at least we have something in common, perhaps. >> the fact is that the united states has trade deficits with many, many countries, and we cannot allow that to continue.

and we'll start with south korea right now. >> nato members must finally contribute their fair share and meet their financial obligations. >> again, trump, like any president is in the eye of the beholder. a trump supporter you think, damn straight. the guy says what he thinks. says what's on his mind and doesn't hide things he hears about. if you liked obama nuance you probably don't like some of that. >> the trump that sold the change message in the 2016 election. right? he's not in office. we'll see what results he gets. >> i love that the -- in d.c., last time i visited, exhibit about wiretapping a, a portrait of angela merkel. >> admit, a good joke. >> a good line. >> she didn't like it, but you could see her face, priceless there, and over the past couple months, interesting handshakes. look at those.

>> prime minister at the white house. will they let go? this is one of the leaders, one of the interesting ones with president trump. watch our handshakes, trudeau, interesting yet seem to get along. prime minister abe. early relationships with xi and prime minister theresa may of the uk deteriorated after off to a good start. this one seems to be steady. playing out at the g-20. you see if they can match that on bastille day when the president of united states goes back to paris. you won't see a handshake there, but you saw one in hamburg a few minutes ago. some think this is trivial. when you watch a president take first stepsen 0 the world stage, how he conduct himself. incredibly different than home soil. >> and trump going abroad, saying tough things to leaders'

faces. despite the fact he is skeptical of multilateral institutions, he wants the leaders to like him, go into the meetings and emerge with a personal bond. important to him, how he feels he can get deals done. for all the tough talk, this is someone trying to win these leaders over. >> if you had time with him one on one, he can be a charming guy. that's it for inside inside. john berman, up after a quick break.

hello, everyone. i'm john berman in new york. wolf blitzer is off today. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. from a warm embrace in poland to a possible cold shoulder in germany. president trump is in hamburg for the g-20 summit. he and german chancellor angela merkel wrapping up a bilateral meeting's behind closed doors almost an hour. we may see them shortly. the two have starkly different views from climate change, to immigration, to trade. all of this comes on the heels of the president's trip to poland where he sent conflicting messages. in