all you? [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] >> president trump answering a few questions about his decision today in a letter to kim jong un to call off the scheduled june 12 summit in singapore. we expect to hear more possibly later today about that. and possibly as well from the white house. the house passing today the defense authorization bill on capitol hill. the secretary of state, mike pompeo, for a second day of testimony asked about the north korea decision. here's a look. mr. pompeo: thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, senator menendez, for allowing me to do. this the president ask i begin the hearing today by reading a letter that the state department recently transmitted to chairman kim and north korea. the letter is to chairman kim jong un, chairman of the state affairs commission of the democratic peoples republic of korea. and it reads as follows.

dear mr. chairman, we greatly appreciate your time, patience and effort with respect to our recent negotiations and discussions relative to a summit long sought by both parties. which was scheduled to take place on june 12 in singapore. we were informed that the meeting was requested by north korea. but that is totally irrel vafpblet i was very much looking forward to being there with you. sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, i feel it is appropriate at this time to have this long planned meeting or inappropriate, excuse me. i feel it is inappropriate at this time to have this long-planned meeting. therefore, please let this letter serve to represent that the singapore summit for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place. you talk about your nuclear capabilities. but ours are so massive and powerful that i pray to god they will never have to be used. i felt that a wonderful dialogue was building up between you and me.

and ultimately it's only that dialogue that matters. someday i look very much forward to meeting you. in the meantime, i want to thank you for the release of the hostages who are now home with their families. that was a beautiful gesture and was very much appreciated. if you change your mind, having to do with this important summit, please do not hesitate to call me or write. the world and north korea in particular has lost a great opportunity for lasting peace and great prosperity and wealth. this missed opportunity is a truly sad moment in history. sincerely yours, donald j. trump, president of the united states of america. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i'm going to ask you to give me a sense of yes or no on some of these questions. do you believe that the current nuclear test suspension must continue? and that denuclearization means the dismantlelement understand and removal of all weapons facilities and material from north korea? mr. mp