Morgan Ortagus on Singapore Summit: ‘The Status Quo, What Has Existed for the Past 30 Years, Cannot Continue to Go on’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAVUTO What ░░░░░░░░ you do to make ░░░░░░░░ history doesn t repeat ░░░░░░░░ He said you watch ░░░░░░░░ every step of the ░░░░░░░░ A little late for ░░░░░░░░ they did in the ░░░░░░░░ What about now going ░░░░░░░░ this deal ORTAGUS Well ░░░░░░░░ think we learned a ░░░░░░░░ of lessons from the ░░░░░░░░ deal I think we ░░░░░░░░ about this many times ░░░░░░░░ and I have One ░░░░░░░░ the biggest problems with ░░░░░░░░ that deal was negotiated ░░░░░░░░ that we were so ░░░░░░░░ to come to the ░░░░░░░░ We were so desperate ░░░░░░░░ a deal I think ░░░░░░░░ cancelling the meeting last ░░░░░░░░ clearly had started again ░░░░░░░░ president has shown and ░░░░░░░░ think that he and ░░░░░░░░ administration will continue to ░░░░░░░░ that they re not ░░░░░░░░ desperate for a deal ░░░░░░░░ they ll give up ░░░░░░░░ farm for it So ░░░░░░░░ s talked in his ░░░░░░░░ about lifting economic sanctions ░░░░░░░░ administration should be very ░░░░░░░░ in doing so They ░░░░░░░░ be very proud of ░░░░░░░░ they ve done at ░░░░░░░░ U N Some of ░░░░░░░░ most comprehensive sanctions that ░░░░░░░░ ve seen globalry against ░░░░░░░░ North Koreans Clearly the ░░░░░░░░ are trying to undercut ░░░░░░░░ We saw that with ░░░░░░░░ yesterday CAVUTO And the ░░░░░░░░ wasn t happy about ░░░░░░░░ He said it was ░░░░░░░░ it was But then ░░░░░░░░ of the diplomatic term ░░░░░░░░ worming their way in ░░░░░░░░ is disconcerting but he ░░░░░░░░ it move on ORTAGUS ░░░░░░░░ think the Russians have ░░░░░░░░ completely cut out in ░░░░░░░░ sense publicly from these ░░░░░░░░ Behind the scenes let ░░░░░░░░ not be naive I ░░░░░░░░ sure they re consulting ░░░░░░░░ the North Koreans There ░░░░░░░░ so much to impact ░░░░░░░░ now It s not ░░░░░░░░ about nuclear weapons It ░░░░░░░░ about human rights and ░░░░░░░░ missiles and chemical weapons ░░░░░░░░ re not talking about ░░░░░░░░ that pretended to have ░░░░░░░░ few weapons and the ░░░░░░░░ that were on an ░░░░░░░░ path compared to where ░░░░░░░░ north Koreans are The ░░░░░░░░ and I find the ░░░░░░░░ to be very straightforward ░░░░░░░░ re saying this has ░░░░░░░░ be irreversible denuclearization This ░░░░░░░░ to be complete The ░░░░░░░░ they re using is ░░░░░░░░ tough I think the ░░░░░░░░ knows how to get ░░░░░░░░ a deal and one ░░░░░░░░ the things for me ░░░░░░░░ know the comforting is ░░░░░░░░ you see people like ░░░░░░░░ Bolton that has their ░░░░░░░░ he know what s ░░░░░░░░ North Koreans are up ░░░░░░░░ He has a lot ░░░░░░░░ strong people on his ░░░░░░░░ The one thing I ░░░░░░░░ say reiterate the status ░░░░░░░░ what is existed the ░░░░░░░░ 30 years cannot continue ░░░░░░░░ go on We cannot ░░░░░░░░ what we did in ░░░░░░░░ Iran deal We were ░░░░░░░░ desperate to get to ░░░░░░░░ table so CAVUTO And ░░░░░░░░ showed it Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”
ORTAGUS: “Thanks, Neil.”