free writing off of american innovation, and fourth is high out-of-pocket costs for our seniors. the president has already made a lot of progress in this regard. in the first year and a half an office the fda has approved more generic drugs than ever before in history, saving $8.8 billion in the first year. we also changed medicare's reimbursement rolls to bring down the out-of-pocket spending for senior citizens, giving them $320 million out of pocket on the drugs that they buy each year. that work, and the work we are laying out now in the president's blueprint is focused on the four strategies to help fix this very complex problem that we face. first, increase competition. second, increased and better negotiation. third incentives to actually lower list prices, and fourth, lowering out-of-pocket costs. first, it's crucial that we have more competition in the prescription drug markets. that means we need a vital and

vibrant generic drug industry and generic drug market. we need to foster and nurture a new, competitive bio similar generic drug market, those are the generics for those really complex expensive biologic medicines. need to foster and nurture that. we also have to get after pharma companies who engage in anticompetitive practices and try to block the entry of generics or bio similar products to market. like for instance, blocking access to their products so they can't do the studies they need to do in order to get approval of an affordable generic or bio similar market. so we will go after all these kinds of abuses. second, we have to bring more private sector negotiation and tools to our medicare programs so that we get the best deals. the part d discount program for senior citizens is now 15 years old. i was there when we created it and helped to launch it and when

we did it, it was still a great program but it has the best tools, it was the best at negotiating great deals for our senior citizens and it was really able to drive tight formularies that were very efficient, and that is what has helped keep the cost of that part d drug program down below forecasts. over 15 years as so often happens with government programs it got frozen in place and the private sector kept adapting and learning especially after the economic crisis of 2007 how to control drug spend even better. part d has more static. we need to bring more drugs to the program, we need to unleash them so we can drive great deals for our seniors. we also have another part of our program, a major part that is called part b. these are the drugs that the

physician administers. these are paid right now on a list price plus a markup. they sent us a bill and we write a check. there's no negotiation involved in that at all and the president has proposed in his budget and we are reemphasizing. we have to figure out how to move those drugs especially the high cost ones into the private part d drug plan negotiation so that we can get a deal and start getting bargains on that for seniors and for taxpayers. we need to look at other mechanisms and you see that in the blueprint, some other ones, that also help us negotiate better deals there for those plans. third, and this is a very complex area. right now we have to have to bring incentives to lower list drug prices. right now, every incentive in the system is too increased and have high list of drug prices. everyone in the system except a patient and the taxpayer is wetting therapy along the way. they are getting a percent of

that. list price goes up, list price is higher and everyone makes more money on the way. the math just works that way. we need to try to flip the incentives backwards so that financially it makes less sense to increase prices. so one of the things that we are going to do, and i talked about this in the rose garden. we are having the fda look at how we can require and direct consumer tv ads that you have to disclose the list price of your drug. we believe it's a fair part of the balance if you are having a discussion about the drug, it's material and relevant to know if it's a $50,000 drug or a $100,000 drug because often the patient has to bear lots of that cost. in addition, we have in medicaid and medicare some key incentives that we can turn around on list prices. as part of obamacare, one of the

deals with the pharma industry was capping the statutory rebate on drugs in the medicaid program at 100%. we are going to work with congress to look at overturning that cap on rebates. that again will make the map work so that when you increase your list price, it's going to cost you more money if you are a pharma executive thinking about raising prices. we are also thinking about some really creative ideas in our program of reversing those incentives. so right now in our drug discount program, if you have a drug that fits into one of these protected classes, it's almost impossible for the drug plan to negotiate and get any kind of discount from you. well, everyone gets that. what if instead we say, you only get to be in that protected class if you haven't raised your list price in the last 18 months. what do we say, you can be exempt from those specialty

tears where a person has to pay a lot out-of-pocket, but only if you haven't increased your list price in the last 18 months. the other big area we have to look at is the entire system of rebates that we have with pharmacy benefit managers. we are calling into question today the entire structure of using rebates as the method of negotiating discounts in the pharmacy channel because right now, every incentive is for the drug company to have a very high list price, and what if instead we said no rebates, flat price, fixed price and the contract, and that removes them and makes people different and what the list price is in that system. that takes away the incentive or even the pharmacy manager makes money from the higher list

prices. that is the role of compensation for pharmacy. they are also getting compensated by the drug companies they are supposed to be negotiating with. they are getting administrative fees. should we moved to a fiduciary model, and only as compensated by the insurance company and individual forbid renumeration, so it's all completely on one side there, complete alignment of interest. finally, how do we lower out-of-pocket drug costs? we are going to get rid of these gag rules. some pharmacy benefit managers are telling pharmacists that you are not allowed to tell the patient that if you paid cash

for this generic drug, it would be cheaper for you. we think that is unconscionable. if you are sitting there with your doctor, we want you to know what you're out-of-pocket will be for the drug that you are prescribed in your drug plan. you ought to have information on what you would pay out-of-pocket for that. and yet they write you a drug that might be an infused drug, and if you had a doctor that instead review a self injectable drug, you have a $20 co-pay and you could at least have an informed discussion. that will also help with savings

and systems. these are just some of the measures, and they don't like you are learning, open and hearing. they want us to be active ongoing process, and, prescription drug affordability and history by any president and i'm grateful that president trump is standing by and encouraging us to do these kind of bold measures. with that said, let me open it up to questions. >> there is a tremendous number of moving parts in this blueprint. many of which will require legislative action. how much of this works without the rest? do you have to do it all or just part of it, and how much can be done through executive action? >> that's a great question. most of this we believe can be

done by executive action. so many of these solutions ought to be attracting bipartisan support, and, -- >> let's go for breaking news interrupt for a moment, mike pompeo is set to speak. the foreign minister is speaking at the state department. live coverage on fox news. let's listen. >> 65 years ago, tens of thousands of koreans and american sacrifice their lives and the pursuit of freedom for south korea. in the years since, citizens of south korea have taken the hard earned freedom and turned it into an economic wonder. the sixth largest trading partner in the united states and a key force multiplier for u.s. leadership in the world. the u.s. republic of korean alliance has been fortified, an

and, it the forward deployed base of the ironclad u.s. commitment to the security of the republic of and its people to the entire region. the prospect of peace and security in the korean peninsula and across the asian pacific region as why we have stood shoulder to shoulder for six decades. just yesterday, i returned after having productive discussions with chairman kim jong un and preparations for president trump's summit with him. it was an honor to negotiate the safe return of three u.s. citizens and bring them home to freedom. we wish these americans and their families the best as they reconnect after a very difficult time apart. on behalf of the american people, we say, welcome home. the release of threes three citizens at a successful meeting

between president trump and chairman kim. we look forward to our preparations to make the summit in singapore on june 12. a true success for the american, and korean people and the world. i congratulate south korea and north korea on their historic meeting last month. the united states is encouragedd by president moon and chairman kim's goal. today, we discussed the summit, my trip to north korea and the bold step president trump is about to take when he meets with chairman kim. we would not be where we are today without the close and coordinated leadership of president trump and moon. the united states of the republic of korea remain committed to the irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula. if chairman can choose is the right path, there is a future brimming with peace and prop prosperity for the north korean people. america's track record of

support for the korean people is second-to-none. if north korea takes bold action to quickly denuclearize the united states' work, the united states looks forward to close cooperation with our south korean allies on this issue and many others. foreign minister, thank you for being with us today. it was a pleasure to work with you. >> thank you very much mr. secretary for the very warm welcome. let me reiterate my congratulations on you becoming the top diplomat of the united states at this historic moment. secretary pompeo, you have already been at the center of our joint efforts on north korea, and i very much look forward to working closely with you. we spoke on april 28, right after the momentous inter-korean summit. and we spoke moments after his return.

during our meeting, i congratulated him and president trump for the successful release of the three u.s. citizens, all korean american, from north korea. and over the past weeks, both korea and the united states have been engaged in intensive diplomatic efforts. we briefed each other on the latest endeavors. including his visit and the trilateral summit in tokyo, which adapted a safe statement and expressing their strong hopes for the success of the success of the summit. and that's between president trump and chairman kim in singapore. we agreed that the summit would

be a historic opportunity for resolving the nuclear issue. we reaffirmed that our goal is to achieve the complete verifiable and irreversible denuclearization on the korean peninsula. the next few weeks will be critical. airtight coordination between our two countries. as announced, president moon will visit washington, d.c., soon to meet with president trump. take the close communication and trust between president trump and moon will be the driving force that has brought us to the point of breakthrough for the denuclearization and peace on the korean peninsula so they are meeting on the 22nd and that will be instrumental in preparing for a successful u.s. north korea summit.

and the u.s. alliance will celebrate the 65th anniversary this year, as long served as a linchpin for peace and stability on the korean peninsula and in the region. we also reaffirmed that for the last 65 years, the u.s. fk, the united states forces in korea has played a crucial role for deterrence, peace and stability of the region. we would like to emphasize again that the u.s. military presence in korea is a matter for the rok u.s. alliance in korea first and foremost. after today's meeting, i'm even more confident that our alliance is as robust as ever and there is no daylight in our cooperation on the denuclearization and peace of that it peninsula. once again, i would like to thank secretary pompeo for today's fruitful discussion and look forward to building a close

working partnership relationship with him. in addition to the upcoming summit meeting in washington, d.c., on may 22, i hope to see him again and reciprocate the hospitality. soon. thank you very much. >> we have time for two questions total. the first goes to fox news. >> thank you, mr. secretary. you just mentioned and have mentioned before that you are looking for permanent, verifiable, irreversible new denuclearization. how does the united states defined that? is it inspections, a full facility dismantling, more or less than that? and you have had more subsequent conversations with kim jong un then any other westerner. what is your impression of him? is he rational, what's it like to talk to him? and to the foreign minister, are there any sanctions or relief to

north korea before the summit between resident trumpet and a kim jong un? what kind of outcome does south korea need to secure its security and does not include the maintenance of current u.s. military assets in the region. thank you very much. >> i have spent more time with chairman kim, other than perhaps president moon, working on this incredibly important challenge that lays before the world. president trump and the world who set the conditions for a successful outcome from june 12th and the activities that are necessary to follow there from. you asked about my conversations with chairman kim, this question is sort of undignified, and the conversations involved deep complex problems, challenges and the strategic decision that the chairman has before him about how it is he wishes to proceed, and if he is prepared in exchange for the assurances that

we are ready to provide to him, if he is prepared to fully denuclearize. and, they took that time to ensure that we didn't end up in the same place that we did before. and not only the united states but the world with nuclear weapons. in order to achieve that, it will require a robust clarification program, and one that we will undertake with partners around the world, which will achieve outcome in a way that frankly no agreement for them is set forth. we have an opportunity to have a good sound discussion so i think we have a pretty good understanding between our two countries about what the shared objectives are.

there are some videos that have been released. our conversations were warm. we were each representing our two countries making sure that we were trying our best, and we had good conversations about the history of our two nations and the challenges that we had between us. and we are now close partner with them and we hope we could achieve the same with respect to north korea. >> shepard smith reporting here. i want to go to jennifer griffin at the pentagon who is monitoring this with great interest as i'm confident we were. jennifer, that seems like the question all along. or more precisely, do the united states and north koreans define nuclear in the same way

and, do they come together? >> hearing secretary of state mike pompeo who has spent more time with kim jong un than any other leader in the world, and pompeo mentioned of course that the south korean president, president moon, has spent time with kim jong un. but do they define denuclearization the same way? what kind of assurances can we provide to kim jong un so he would give up the 70-year-old nuclear program that has been the dream of his father and grandfather. it's clear that the south koreans and the u.s. are planning to provide economic incentives. they were asked whether sanctions would be lifted before the summit on june 12th and they did not answer that. there's going to be a summit here in washington, d.c., with the south korean president, and that will help in terms of hammering out some of these

issues. it was interesting hearing secretary of state pompeo described his meeting with kim jong un just days ago as he was securing the release of those prisoners as warm. that is not the way that we have heard kim jong un described in the past, and certainly if you think of it as hundreds and thousands of blessed prisoners in labor camps in north korea, that's not how you would think of the leader. but clearly, they are trying to set the tone for a successful summit. i think it's also notable where they are going to have that summit. it will be in asia or singapore, and it's unusual for kim jong un to leave his country. the loss of confidence building taking place in a short amount of time. >> shepard: let's turn to nicholas johnson now, editor in chief at axis. are we closer to something here or are we in rhetorical flourishes land? >> i think we are setting the

stage. we have had good first meetings and this is only the beginning of a long process. and how do you define the denuclearization? the phrasing that secretary pompeo used, robust verification, and that's where this kind of deals full apart. and we won't know the answer to those questions until the summi summit. >> is the goal the end with us or, is there something more compromising the middle? >> that's been our stated policy. you have to get rid of all your nukes, and, we won't give you quite that. like you said, it's been very

consistent for many, many decades. and what would his response be if the offer for the north koreans was different? >> the president might say. there is a briefing. sarah sanders has just returned in the last few seconds to the stadium to podium to answer questions. >> speaking of birthdays and those with lots of candles on their cake, i'd also like to wish general john kelly happy birthday. and finally looking ahead to sunday. happy mother's day and as a note of free advice, forget to call your mom. and with that i will take questions. >> on the kim jong un summit, we are told the summit will be a day long, possibly extending into the second day. what's the best-case scenario of

what can be accomplished in a single day? >> certainly not going to get ahead of these conversations as you stated. the plan for a full day of meetings on the 12th with some time reserved to carry over if necessary. certainly the best outcome would be an agreement for a complete and total denuclearization, but this is the beginning part of these conversations. we won't get ahead of what we expect for that day day, and, we are getting ahead. that was leading both up to secretary pompeo, who has had two meetings that have been part of this process.

and, the president agrees with their position. so i wanted to see if you could clarify for both the president and administration has agreed to open negotiations on california. >> we haven't finalized what that looks like but today was part of that conversation. and if anything happens on the policy on that front, and the president says that it's kim's intention to denuclearize.

but he said listen, the reason why we are doing all this is because our nuclear program is complete. the reason why we are shutting down our test site is because we don't need it anymore, which is kind of a kin to somebody who built the house and then enters into negotiations to tear it down. what gives you confidence that kim actually wants to take apart something that he just built? >> the president is going into this with eyes wide open, as he said, and many times he will see what happens. this is certainly a process that has moved in the right directio direction. we have seen some signs of a goodwill from north korea just this week with the three americans brought back home. also, the stopping of the ballistic missile test, them stopping with their research and development on their nuclear program, and we will continue to push for and complete total denuclearization. we will also apply maximum

pressure until that happens. >> but stopping all this texting according to him is because they don't need it anymore. >> the president has been very clear. and, for north korea and the entire world, that they do the right thing. and i hope this goes forward in a way that everyone would like to see. >> the company is working with the president's lawyer. i think this further approves that the president is not going to be special interests. this is actually the definition of draining the swamp, something the president talked about repeatedly during the campaign. for anything beyond that i would direct you to the president's

outside counsel. >> that's kind of the definition of draining the swamp. >> i think it's pretty clear that the department of justice oppose the merger and so certainly the president hasn't been influenced by any, or his administration, influenced by any special interests. >> is that in this room the other day that it's unlikely there will be an infrastructure built this year. that was supposed to be the signature legislative item of 2018. can you lay out for us what exactly this white house's legislative agenda is for this year? >> it's something the president has been talking about for a long time, we laid out the principles and priorities that we would like to see as part of an immigration package. there is still some movement on that front, and we would like to see something happen. we'd love for congress to actually show up, do their jobs and democrats opposing good

legislation and actually fix our broken immigration system. >> immigration is now the signature priority item? >> it's been a constant priority item for the president and something we would still like to see. >> we have heard a lot about white house aide kelly spangler and her comments about senator mccain, saying the president should worry about the nomination of gina haspell, because he is dying anyway. and, the president said today that he has faith. do you know if he was aware when he said that about these new freedom of information act documents that showed last year, and he was under investigation

for child sex abuse. >> i'm not aware of that, i haven't spoken with the president. >> [indistinct question] i'm not going to validate a leak one way or the other out of an internal staff meeting. jonathan? >> does the president regret what he said during the campaign about john mccain when he said he wasn't a war hero? >> i haven't talked with him specifically about that. >> if you want comment on this specific comment, what does the white house believe about senator mccain. this is the tone at the top, and what tone is set to allow an

aide to say he is dying anyway. >> that is what we try to do in both word and in action, focus on doing things that are helping every american in this country every single day, and i think you look at the policies put forth. >> again, i'm not going to get into a back and forth because people want to create issues. >> as we have said many times before, if the president no longer has confidence in a cabinet member, he will let you know. >> what more can the president do under the law? >> the president wants us to do a number of things. he wants us to work with congress as we have laid out time and time again, and as we have called on them to do. if democrats in congress, we love to secure the border and

would love to close the loop loopholes in the system. there is a number of things that we have laid out and we would love to see all those things get done. >> are republicans pushing on the floor of the house to get that going? >> if they had addressed all of those problems, certainly we would support things that actually fix the broken immigration system that we have. >> he said the president was frustrated. why was that frustration reportedly. that was enacted in law by congress, so why did the president direct his frustration specifically at her? >> i again, i'm not going to get into a back and forth with you on this over an internal meeting. but i can tell you that they shared frustration that congress was simply not showing up to work and getting their job done. democrats have to stop playing

games, just because of the midterm year, they have to do their job and we would like to see them fix the administration building. not only is the administration frustrated, but so are americans. they want something to be done, they are begging congress to do it and it certainly, i think not only does the president have a right to be frustrated, he has a right to be angry. and he is, and he has a right to express that. >> is the white house on track to meet the deadline next thursday? >> i'm sorry? >> is a white house on track to meet speaker ryan's deadline? >> we have made progress, hopefully we will get there. >> by thursday is the president really willing to read is? >> we will let you know. >> to be clear, does kelly sattler still work at the white house? >> yes she does.

>> does the president said the responsibility for the tone in the white house? >> the president as i've mentioned just a moment ago support all americans. if you look at what he's doing every single day, you showing up to work and working hard to make this country better whether it's through building our economy, creating jobs, defeating isis, fixing our judiciary system, helping with illegal immigration problems that we have. the president is addressing a number of issues and that is what our focus is and that's what we are doing here every da day. that is what the president has, i think, laid out very clearly what his interests are. >> my question is a little different, does he bear responsibility. >> he has done a good job of laying out what the priorities of the administration are, and what they are doing is helping impact americans all across the country.

i have to keep moving, we been here a while. >> sarah, general kelly came out and endorsed in an npr interview a pathway to citizenship for temporary protected status recipients who have been in the united states for an amount of time. does the president share that view? >> i haven't seen that specific comment from the interview but i know that both the president and general kelly want to fix the system. but i'd have to look at that specific comment. >> can actually give a deadline to some people who have been here for over 20 years to leave the country? >> again, i would have to look at the comment before i could weigh in. >> will president moon or another representative of south korea be at the talks?

>> i don't believe there will be plans for that specific day, but certainly i have been a partner in this entire process. as you know, president moon will be here on the 22nd to continue those conversations and we will continue to be in lockstep with the south korean. >> wednesday the president tweeted quote the fake news is working overtime, 91% of the news is negative. you have to view that all new stories about the president are fake? >> i will take one last questio question. >> thank you. just follow up on these payments that michael cohen received. you said the president will be influenced but just to clarify, does the president think it's appropriate for his personal attorney to be taking payments

from a private company specifically to give them strategies on the policy? >> he's going to do what he finds to be in the best interest of americans across the country. >> thanks so much guys, i hope you have a great weekend and happy mother's day. >> she would not comment on a white house staffer, saying that john mccain did not matter because he was dying anyway. again, wait, that was set up by a white house staffer. she won't comment on it. a white house staffer said that. the senator's daughter and a view cohost meghan mccain said special assistant kelly sadler should be out of a job. >> the thing that i like the most, i don't understand what kind of environment you are

working and when that would be acceptable and then you could come to work the next day and still have a job. >> she does still have a job, sarah sanders did confirm that. and fox news confirms from the held at the white house special assistant said of senator mccai senator mccain, it doesn't matter, he's dying anyway. after that the colleague said not to vote for his pick for ci cia. cia nominee gina haspell refusal to say that torture is immoral is is disqualifying. senator mccain is at home enduring and aggressive form of brain cancer. the white house does not deny reports of the staffer's comments but has released a statement to the hill that reads in part, we respected senator mccain's service to our nation. that same day, three star town mcinerney said, torture worked on senator mccain while he was a

p.o.w. he said that's what they call him songbird john. following that comment, a network spokesperson confirmed the former fox military analyst one no longer be invited to appear as a guest on either fox business network or fox news channel. charles payne wrote, my apologies to senator mccain and his family. this morning on a show i was hosting a guest made a very and derogatory remark about senator mccain. at the time i had control room in my ear telling me to wrap the segment and i did not hear the comment. he went on to say, the remark does not reflect my or the network's feelings. so here we are, a retired general accusing an american hero from being a traitor and a white house staffer saying out loud that a senator's position doesn't matter because he's dying anyway. as joe baden joe biden put it ,

descents and comic decency in america has hit bottom. >> she did say that yes, the president -- she had to be asked to or three times but she did say the president sets the tone for the white house and the president has respect for all americans. it is interesting that sarah huckabee sanders didn't say too much on this because last night as we were chasing down this story, there was no shortage of people in the white house that were willing to drop a dime on kelly sattler, and a tall fox news, absolutely, that's exactly what she said. it drew this response from joe biden. you mentioned a little bit of it, joe biden has been long, good friends for a long time. john mccain is a genuine hero, a man of valor whose sacrifices for his country are immeasurable as he fights for his life, and he deserves so much better. given this white house's trail of disrespect, the staffer is not the exception to the role,

she is deep a pity me of it. and this tweet aimed at kelly sadler, may i remind you, my husband has a family, seven children and five grandchildren. one of those children, meghan mccain, very publicly outspoken against sarah sadler. sarah was asked about it and she deferred on all this, and wouldn't talk about it. let's play for you what she said. >> what does the white house believe about senator mccain, and is there a tone set from the top where it is allowed foreign aid to say, he's dying anyway? >> there is certainly not a tone site here, we have respect for all americans and that is what we try to put forward in everything we do both in words and inactions, focusing on doing things that help every american in this country, every single day. if you look at the policies we

put fourth, you will see that reflected. >> kelly sattler remains an employee in the white house as of this afternoon. i talked with a couple people over the course of the day and there doesn't seem to be any move to push her out, shep. >> from the things that are true to pattern file, we have this. the head of homeland security is now pushing back against reports that she almost quit her job this week. we got multiple reports that she was -- she said i was this close, but now she's dialing it back. >> that's right, shep. what precipitated all of this was a cabinet meeting yesterday which the president went on a tirade for about 30 minutes talking about immigration and why so many people keep coming across the southern border. kirstjen nielsen took the brunt of all that, but in a statement put out by dhs yesterday, they denied that she was even close

to resigning and it certainly didn't even pen a draft resignation s have been reporte reported. kirstjen nielsen of the president is likely frustrated in the action that prevented this administration from fully securing the border and protecting the american people. and i share his frustration. border security is the most basic and simple responsibility of a sovereign nation and i will continue to do all we can to get the president's security a focused agenda. it's my great honor to represent the women of dhs to work every day to support our laws and cure our nation. while dhs denies she ever drafted a resignation letter or was close to resigning, i talked with john kelly, the chief of staff and the rose garden a few minutes ago and he told me that he put in a phone call to kirstjen nielsen after what happened in the cabinet meeting and said, i hope you are not going to quit, as a result of

it. >> john, thanks very much. let's go to "fox news sunday" anchor chris wallace. how are you? >> great, i have to laugh at john roberts' comments because white house is pushing back and dhs is pushing back on the notion that secretary nielsen was on the verge of quitting, and now kelly says to our own john roberts, good reporting, i wanted to call her to make sure that she wasn't going to quit. so i guess the cover story didn't hold very long. >> but that is not a new thing, that's true to pattern. something like that gets out usually have to dial it back pretty quick. unless you are going to go. >> well yes. and let's be clear. some people would say this is a sign that donald trump was a strong leader, and the let's his staff know what he thinks.

secretary nielsen wouldn't be the first member of the cabinet that came out of a dressing down and said it, what do i need this for? most of them decide after a little bit of reflection and cooling-off that it's better to be inside the white house and try to pursue the president's agenda even though it might sting a little bit. >> there is this pharmaceutical thing earlier and they had a great big show and tell. but it wasn't true to his campaign promise, the president had promised during the campaign that they had -- would get a hold on medicare and allow medicare to do some negotiating. he tweeted on the matter in just the past few minutes about how good things are going to be now and how much better it is. but the truth is medicare is not really involved in the pharmacy benefit manager which is sort of that third party that negotiates prices, all their stocks are up in the last 30 minutes. so you wonder if the prescription drug thing is real. >> the answer, i haven't looked

at the difference between iran and north korea and kelly sattler. i can't say i'm an expert on this but, clearly, secretary aids are said that a lot of this can be done by executive action. and as we know, congress gets nothing done these days. >> i thought it was interesting when they were trying to get definitions on denuclearization. one of the points has always been the united states definition is very broad. unfettered access, closing down enrichment, complete denuclearization. talking about that has been very much in question and john roberts just made that tear the house down that you just built analogy. >> there is no question that will be one of the key issues at the summit, what is the

definition of denuclearization? i will tell you that a couple of weeks ago we had john bolton on the show and i asked him, which i think was a pretty good definition, does that mean they have to ship out all of their nuclear weapons, all of their nuclear infrastructure including fuel and all of their ballistic missiles before we give them any economics successions? so eight they said that's pretty clear. now what kim thinks is going to be very different, and it was interesting that when chairman kim met with the president of china, and, the structure of this is what makes a better difference. it's the idea that the u.s. wants everything by the north koreans first before the u.s. does anything, because the north korean koreans have broken the word many times.

but they think about this in terms of easing the economic pressure on us. whether the president goes for that or not is a different question. >> you how if anything less than that were offered, how the president might react. it would be hard to come away from a one-day summit with nothing, as he has put a lot of eggs in this basket. >> i agree will be hard and the president continues to the ante. on the other hand he has said, and i think it's a very good negotiating position, if nothing comes out of this, i will walk away. if i sit down with kim across the table, and it becomes unclear that we are not, it's pretty hard to do with the whole world watching when your incentive with kim.

and it seems to be just a matter of reality and having been to summits in the past between reagan and gorbachev, you can't get all this done in 24-48 hour hours. we are starting at zero when it comes to negotiating. the idea that we are going to come out with a sophisticated -- the idea that you might come out of this with an agreement seems highly unlikely. >> we will be watching for you on a mother's day addition of fox news, sunday. chris has his first interview with secretary of state mike pompeo since he got back from north korea. and on this sunday, that's coming up. at&t calling it a big mistake to hire president trump's personal lawyer, michael cohen, to get some insight into the trump administration. some insight.

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>> the head of at&t said it was a big mistake to hire president trump's personal lawyer/fixer, and now the executive who oversaw the contract is out. laura ingle's live in our newsroom. >> employees of at&t received a letter from ceo randall stephenson today giving background about the deal the company entered into with michael cohen, which reads in part there is no other way to say it. at&t hiring michael: as a political consultant was a big mistake. to be clear, everything we did was done according to the law and entirely legitimate.

the fact is that her pup past association with him was as serious misjudgment. with this, the vetting group clearly failed. the memo also included a fact sheet and outlining the payments in the contract and what was expected to come out of the agreement. stevenson writes, at&t paid cohen's firm a total of $600,000 to help them understand how the president and his administration might approach issues important to the company, including its reported $85.4 billion merger with time warner. the fact sheet further explains, cohen didn't perform legal or lobbying work on behalf of at&t and he never arranged meetings for the company with the president. as far as the robert mueller investigation, at&t set up when it was contacted by the special counsel's office, the company

provided all information requested in november and december. they added to come at&t has received no additional questions from his team. today's memo from at&t informs employees that bob quinn, the senior executive vice president will be retiring. sarah huckabee sanders was just at today's briefing as you saw, and when asked if it was a mistake for him to work for other companies, she responded that the president will not be influenced by special interest. >> top of the hour headlines, moments away. stay with us.

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