Bret Baier: The More Trump Talks About the N. Korea Summit the More Likely It Is To Go Forward

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SMITH And ░░░░░░░░ Fox News alert for ░░░░░░░░ this morning The chances ░░░░░░░░ an historic summit possibly ░░░░░░░░ momentum as secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pompeo continues critical ░░░░░░░░ in New York City ░░░░░░░░ the top North Korea ░░░░░░░░ at this point Considered ░░░░░░░░ Jong un s right ░░░░░░░░ man President Trump weighing ░░░░░░░░ moments ago on that ░░░░░░░░ meeting clip starts TRUMP ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state is ░░░░░░░░ a very good meeting ░░░░░░░░ meeting again today I ░░░░░░░░ they ll be coming ░░░░░░░░ to Washington on Friday ░░░░░░░░ a letter is going ░░░░░░░░ be delivered to me ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jong un so ░░░░░░░░ look forward to seeing ░░░░░░░░ s in the letter ░░░░░░░░ ends SMITH Bret Baier ░░░░░░░░ the anchor of special ░░░░░░░░ A lot changing on ░░░░░░░░ You ve seen the ░░░░░░░░ the dinner last night ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo and the north ░░░░░░░░ leader and then this ░░░░░░░░ the shaking of hands ░░░░░░░░ the beginning of these ░░░░░░░░ meetings A big moment ░░░░░░░░ a big day for ░░░░░░░░ presidency and for this ░░░░░░░░ summit BAIER It is ░░░░░░░░ Good morning I think ░░░░░░░░ know the more the ░░░░░░░░ talks about it the ░░░░░░░░ likely this is going ░░░░░░░░ go forward I think ░░░░░░░░ real question is what ░░░░░░░░ are you going to ░░░░░░░░ out of this first ░░░░░░░░ down I say first ░░░░░░░░ it s very complicated ░░░░░░░░ it could be a ░░░░░░░░ where you have a ░░░░░░░░ a summit and it ░░░░░░░░ to another one There ░░░░░░░░ a president who met ░░░░░░░░ the Soviet leader four ░░░░░░░░ in four different summits ░░░░░░░░ Reagan did and it ░░░░░░░░ be one of these ░░░░░░░░ where they get up ░░░░░░░░ the table and don ░░░░░░░░ have everything solved But ░░░░░░░░ does look at this ░░░░░░░░ like it s going ░░░░░░░░ SMITH And that is ░░░░░░░░ image of the meeting ░░░░░░░░ place this morning Eight ░░░░░░░░ four from the U ░░░░░░░░ four from North Korea ░░░░░░░░ down and hashing out ░░░░░░░░ could potentially be the ░░░░░░░░ 12th summit This meeting ░░░░░░░░ not happen at all ░░░░░░░░ could get pushed back ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ this point You are ░░░░░░░░ a lot of optimism ░░░░░░░░ president just departing for ░░░░░░░░ a few moments ago ░░░░░░░░ the talks are going ░░░░░░░░ well BAIER Yeah And ░░░░░░░░ characterization of it is ░░░░░░░░ because he has an ░░░░░░░░ from Pompeo They have ░░░░░░░░ working on logistics and ░░░░░░░░ for some time we ░░░░░░░░ told The real what ░░░░░░░░ comes down to is ░░░░░░░░ definition of denuclearize What ░░░░░░░░ North Korea think it ░░░░░░░░ and what does the ░░░░░░░░ S Think it means ░░░░░░░░ how do allies in ░░░░░░░░ region receive this Japan ░░░░░░░░ a little skittish You ░░░░░░░░ general Mattis meeting with ░░░░░░░░ officials in the coming ░░░░░░░░ SMITH How does it ░░░░░░░░ for the president and ░░░░░░░░ party BAIER It plays ░░░░░░░░ well if he gets ░░░░░░░░ across the finish line ░░░░░░░░ again it s all ░░░░░░░░ what comes out of ░░░░░░░░ Both parties say they ░░░░░░░░ this rather than the ░░░░░░░░ talk and the forward ░░░░░░░░ about possibly going to ░░░░░░░░ This is a lot ░░░░░░░░ But the prospects of ░░░░░░░░ is going to come ░░░░░░░░ the back end are ░░░░░░░░ the question mark SMITH ░░░░░░░░ lot changing on the ░░░░░░░░ front with the president ░░░░░░░░ the handling of this ░░░░░░░░ ongoing special counsel investigation ░░░░░░░░ president tweeting this out ░░░░░░░░ has been tweeting a ░░░░░░░░ this morning He tweeted ░░░░░░░░ about James Comey Not ░░░░░░░░ it matters but I ░░░░░░░░ fired James Comey because ░░░░░░░░ Russia The corrupt mainstream ░░░░░░░░ push that narrative but ░░░░░░░░ it is not true ░░░░░░░░ I know you have ░░░░░░░░ seen a bunch of ░░░░░░░░ coming out this morning ░░░░░░░░ thoughts BAIER It is ░░░░░░░░ printing press that Twitter ░░░░░░░░ and he is communicates ░░░░░░░░ to a lot of ░░░░░░░░ And we obviously follow ░░░░░░░░ very closely I think ░░░░░░░░ m not following exactly ░░░░░░░░ he is saying there ░░░░░░░░ you look back at ░░░░░░░░ he said to Lester ░░░░░░░░ he was pretty definitive ░░░░░░░░ his sound bite if ░░░░░░░░ play the whole thing ░░░░░░░░ in context It definitely ░░░░░░░░ a factor Either way ░░░░░░░░ has the right to ░░░░░░░░ what he did and ░░░░░░░░ s really Rod Rosenstein ░░░░░░░░ wrote the real reason ░░░░░░░░ the recommendation for the ░░░░░░░░ of Comey So we ░░░░░░░░ see where this goes ░░░░░░░░ m sure there is ░░░░░░░░ explanation from the white ░░░░░░░░ SMITH We certainly will ░░░░░░░░ seems to be something ░░░░░░░░ president is staying on ░░░░░░░░ tweeting about on the ░░░░░░░░ Bret He tweeted this ░░░░░░░░ corrupt mainstream media is ░░░░░░░░ overtime not to mention ░░░░░░░░ infiltration of people spies ░░░░░░░░ into my campaign Surveillance ░░░░░░░░ What is the president ░░░░░░░░ message there BAIER He ░░░░░░░░ stirring the pot And ░░░░░░░░ know depends on who ░░░░░░░░ listen to If you ░░░░░░░░ to trey Gowdy he ░░░░░░░░ from what he understands ░░░░░░░░ what happened that the ░░░░░░░░ B I Was doing ░░░░░░░░ it was supposed to ░░░░░░░░ and that they were ░░░░░░░░ after possible Russia interference ░░░░░░░░ trying to figure out ░░░░░░░░ Russia was doing If ░░░░░░░░ listen to others they ░░░░░░░░ how is this possible ░░░░░░░░ this can happen around ░░░░░░░░ campaign I think the ░░░░░░░░ question is was anybody ░░░░░░░░ about this around the ░░░░░░░░ You know was anybody ░░░░░░░░ doesn t seem like ░░░░░░░░ trump people were briefed ░░░░░░░░ any of this at ░░░░░░░░ time and why was ░░░░░░░░ There are a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions here that we ░░░░░░░░ t know Sandra SMITH ░░░░░░░░ I could this morning ░░░░░░░░ of sort of step ░░░░░░░░ and look at the ░░░░░░░░ picture and this country ░░░░░░░░ now and the mid ░░░░░░░░ are now a major ░░░░░░░░ as we get closer ░░░░░░░░ enter the month of ░░░░░░░░ the political landscape right ░░░░░░░░ We saw the president ░░░░░░░░ this week and campaigning ░░░░░░░░ Marsha Blackburn How do ░░░░░░░░ look at this point ░░░░░░░░ we head into the ░░░░░░░░ BAIER I think it ░░░░░░░░ getting closer actually The ░░░░░░░░ ballot is shrinking It ░░░░░░░░ 13 14 15 points ░░░░░░░░ now down to single ░░░░░░░░ 3 4 5 points ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and Republicans It ░░░░░░░░ a district by district ░░░░░░░░ I do think that ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are poised better ░░░░░░░░ the U S Senate ░░░░░░░░ they are in the ░░░░░░░░ But a lot can ░░░░░░░░ in a short time ░░░░░░░░ you know We re ░░░░░░░░ tweet away from changing ░░░░░░░░ rundown right now SMITH ░░░░░░░░ is always the case ░░░░░░░░ Baier We ll see ░░░░░░░░ tonight on special report ░░░░░░░░ you, sir.”