RUSH TRANSCRIPT CNN tonight ░░░░░░░░ m don lemon Getting ░░░░░░░░ to 11 00 P ░░░░░░░░ Here on the East ░░░░░░░░ Just a couple seconds ░░░░░░░░ We re live with ░░░░░░░░ the new developments President ░░░░░░░░ on his way back ░░░░░░░░ the summit in Singapore ░░░░░░░░ what about the deal ░░░░░░░░ s bringing back with ░░░░░░░░ Sure it was a ░░░░░░░░ opfor the ages Yes ░░░░░░░░ face to face is ░░░░░░░░ But will Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ ever really give up ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons Even President ░░░░░░░░ doesn t seem 100 ░░░░░░░░ what all this will ░░░░░░░░ to I may be ░░░░░░░░ I may stand before ░░░░░░░░ in six months and ░░░░░░░░ hey I was wrong ░░░░░░░░ don t know I ░░░░░░░░ ever admit that but ░░░░░░░░ ll find some kind ░░░░░░░░ an excuse And is ░░░░░░░░ any surprise that the ░░░░░░░░ who thinks of himself ░░░░░░░░ all a showman would ░░░░░░░░ his message with a ░░░░░░░░ trailer style video one ░░░░░░░░ by the national Security ░░░░░░░░ Two leaders one destiny ░░░░░░░░ story about a special ░░░░░░░░ in time when a ░░░░░░░░ is presented with one ░░░░░░░░ that may never be ░░░░░░░░ What will he choose ░░░░░░░░ show vision and leadership ░░░░░░░░ not Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ now Republican strategist our ░░░░░░░░ political analyst Ryan lizza ░░░░░░░░ propaganda expert So glad ░░░░░░░░ have all of you ░░░░░░░░ Kevin since you re ░░░░░░░░ propaganda expert here let ░░░░░░░░ talk to you first ░░░░░░░░ s your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ this pitch to North ░░░░░░░░ Is it propaganda or ░░░░░░░░ persuasion maybe It was ░░░░░░░░ to be honest I ░░░░░░░░ never seen anything like ░░░░░░░░ in a diplomatic setting ░░░░░░░░ I can t tell ░░░░░░░░ the president is crazy ░░░░░░░░ crazy like a fox ░░░░░░░░ film was really something ░░░░░░░░ the whole thing seemed ░░░░░░░░ be playing on the ░░░░░░░░ of Kim Jong UN ░░░░░░░░ mean it emphasized that ░░░░░░░░ are very few world ░░░░░░░░ actors amongst the billions ░░░░░░░░ people who are on ░░░░░░░░ Earth and that he ░░░░░░░░ a moment to make ░░░░░░░░ choice to make himself ░░░░░░░░ man of history It ░░░░░░░░ this beautiful vision of ░░░░░░░░ his country could become ░░░░░░░░ I ve never seen ░░░░░░░░ like this And yeah ░░░░░░░░ was clearly propaganda aimed ░░░░░░░░ persuading the North Korean ░░░░░░░░ I think the question ░░░░░░░░ did it work Before ░░░░░░░░ answer that let s ░░░░░░░░ a bit more A ░░░░░░░░ world can begin today ░░░░░░░░ of friendship respect and ░░░░░░░░ will Be part of ░░░░░░░░ world where the doors ░░░░░░░░ opportunity are ready to ░░░░░░░░ opened investment from around ░░░░░░░░ world where you can ░░░░░░░░ medical breakthroughs an abundance ░░░░░░░░ resources innovative technology and ░░░░░░░░ discoveries What if Can ░░░░░░░░ be changed Will the ░░░░░░░░ embrace this change and ░░░░░░░░ could this moment in ░░░░░░░░ begin It comes down ░░░░░░░░ a choice On this ░░░░░░░░ in this time at ░░░░░░░░ moment the world will ░░░░░░░░ watching listening anticipating hoping ░░░░░░░░ this leader choose to ░░░░░░░░ his country and be ░░░░░░░░ of a new world ░░░░░░░░ the hero of his ░░░░░░░░ Will he shake the ░░░░░░░░ of peace and enjoy ░░░░░░░░ like he has never ░░░░░░░░ A great life or ░░░░░░░░ isolation Which path will ░░░░░░░░ chosen So I ll ░░░░░░░░ the boat and the ░░░░░░░░ slide My goodness that ░░░░░░░░ seems odd Is this ░░░░░░░░ played at a summit ░░░░░░░░ you ever heard of ░░░░░░░░ I haven t But ░░░░░░░░ think everybody s missing ░░░░░░░░ big story Because I ░░░░░░░░ the president said he ░░░░░░░░ this as a cassette ░░░░░░░░ his iPad The truth ░░░░░░░░ the matter is you ░░░░░░░░ to separate the video ░░░░░░░░ the narrative or the ░░░░░░░░ from the narrative The ░░░░░░░░ of what he s ░░░░░░░░ and this whole thing ░░░░░░░░ was pretty smart What ░░░░░░░░ didwise he didn t ░░░░░░░░ like we did in ░░░░░░░░ and basically say you ░░░░░░░░ down your nuclear process ░░░░░░░░ we ll give you ░░░░░░░░ sorts of money He ░░░░░░░░ to the arrogance to ░░░░░░░░ degree the insecurities The ░░░░░░░░ The vanity of the ░░░░░░░░ Korea leader and said ░░░░░░░░ this is moments in ░░░░░░░░ You can make your ░░░░░░░░ you can make your ░░░░░░░░ If it was the ░░░░░░░░ of them sitting there ░░░░░░░░ I was advising the ░░░░░░░░ and he had called ░░░░░░░░ and I looked twice ░░░░░░░░ did not this afternoon ░░░░░░░░ would advise him not ░░░░░░░░ make it public Because ░░░░░░░░ it goes to a ░░░░░░░░ campaign if you want ░░░░░░░░ make it public You ░░░░░░░░ got two voices on ░░░░░░░░ side of this Was ░░░░░░░░ smart Maybe it was ░░░░░░░░ don t know I ░░░░░░░░ look I think it ░░░░░░░░ strange And I think ░░░░░░░░ power of a propaganda ░░░░░░░░ like that is extremely ░░░░░░░░ And if the president ░░░░░░░░ that a video like ░░░░░░░░ could persuade the leader ░░░░░░░░ north Korea to make ░░░░░░░░ fundamental decision about whether ░░░░░░░░ needs nuclear weapons for ░░░░░░░░ regime to survive or ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ Look I think on ░░░░░░░░ plus side of this ░░░░░░░░ we ratcheted down the ░░░░░░░░ really frightening rhetoric of ░░░░░░░░ year ago when it ░░░░░░░░ like we were we ░░░░░░░░ closer to you know ░░░░░░░░ than ever before with ░░░░░░░░ Korea since the war ░░░░░░░░ the down side though ░░░░░░░░ doesn t seem like ░░░░░░░░ summit was well thought ░░░░░░░░ in terms of what ░░░░░░░░ were gaining while giving ░░░░░░░░ quite a bit You ░░░░░░░░ t get back what ░░░░░░░░ gave No American president ░░░░░░░░ a reason gave Kim ░░░░░░░░ his predecessors this kind ░░░░░░░░ world stage to be ░░░░░░░░ par with an American ░░░░░░░░ You re giving the ░░░░░░░░ picture but can I ░░░░░░░░ to this video It ░░░░░░░░ absurd Yeah like in ░░░░░░░░ world gone bad where ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jung People are ░░░░░░░░ you know this is ░░░░░░░░ how President Obama or ░░░░░░░░ Bush would have done ░░░░░░░░ Why doesn t everybody ░░░░░░░░ it s never going ░░░░░░░░ happen that way This ░░░░░░░░ different time with a ░░░░░░░░ style by the president ░░░░░░░░ that s what they ░░░░░░░░ saying That s not ░░░░░░░░ I m saying I ░░░░░░░░ just questioning someone who ░░░░░░░░ the leader of the ░░░░░░░░ world and to have ░░░░░░░░ this was produced by ░░░░░░░░ on the national Security ░░░░░░░░ the nsc very high ░░░░░░░░ group include people like ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the joint ░░░░░░░░ defense secretary Mattis and ░░░░░░░░ when appropriate So I ░░░░░░░░ just surprised that people ░░░░░░░░ this stature would produce ░░░░░░░░ that is so ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ but again Even if ░░░░░░░░ was done by the ░░░░░░░░ You would have to ░░░░░░░░ there and say despite ░░░░░░░░ the nontraditional ways Donald ░░░░░░░░ does things he did ░░░░░░░░ north Korea to the ░░░░░░░░ I m not saying ░░░░░░░░ Trump did this I ░░░░░░░░ saying the staffers But ░░░░░░░░ getting North Korea to ░░░░░░░░ tables I was going ░░░░░░░░ say he was very ░░░░░░░░ of this Aren t ░░░░░░░░ smarter than that First ░░░░░░░░ all they re not ░░░░░░░░ boss So let s ░░░░░░░░ this in perspective as ░░░░░░░░ That video would not ░░░░░░░░ appeared in public if ░░░░░░░░ Trump would not want ░░░░░░░░ to be public Go ░░░░░░░░ Ryan Like anyone else ░░░░░░░░ all hope look it ░░░░░░░░ always better to talk ░░░░░░░░ s better these guys ░░░░░░░░ talking than what was ░░░░░░░░ on last year And ░░░░░░░░ has to hope this ░░░░░░░░ to some kind of ░░░░░░░░ But I don t ░░░░░░░░ how it seems like ░░░░░░░░ thing that was prepared ░░░░░░░░ than anything else was ░░░░░░░░ video We didn t ░░░░░░░░ any tangible gains in ░░░░░░░░ meeting I mean we ░░░░░░░░ agreed to the denuclearization ░░░░░░░░ the Korean peninsula something ░░░░░░░░ first agreed to or ░░░░░░░░ predecessors agreed to in ░░░░░░░░ So the idea it ░░░░░░░░ like from all what ░░░░░░░░ been public the most ░░░░░░░░ at this summit more ░░░░░░░░ went into a video ░░░░░░░░ show him than anything ░░░░░░░░ And if that s ░░░░░░░░ whole strategy we re ░░░░░░░░ some trouble All right ░░░░░░░░ but maybe look it ░░░░░░░░ have been smart Kim ░░░░░░░░ UN s father a ░░░░░░░░ buff And as we ░░░░░░░░ he loves pop culture ░░░░░░░░ movie style video could ░░░░░░░░ be effective in winning ░░░░░░░░ Kim What do you ░░░░░░░░ Because I would move ░░░░░░░░ that place It looked ░░░░░░░░ to me The horses ░░░░░░░░ on the water that ░░░░░░░░ look kind of nice ░░░░░░░░ it s hard to ░░░░░░░░ because Kim is a ░░░░░░░░ box I mean there ░░░░░░░░ so little intelligence on ░░░░░░░░ this guy thinks He ░░░░░░░░ been brought up in ░░░░░░░░ bizarre a world and ░░░░░░░░ knows if he s ░░░░░░░░ to be the least ░░░░░░░░ persuaded by this or ░░░░░░░░ he s just going ░░░░░░░░ turn around and pump ░░░░░░░░ Trump The thing I ░░░░░░░░ odd other than its ░░░░░░░░ existence is that it ░░░░░░░░ t just focusing on ░░░░░░░░ it was talking about ░░░░░░░░ westernization of North Korea ░░░░░░░░ I think if history ░░░░░░░░ shown anything is that ░░░░░░░░ rarely do communist dictators ░░░░░░░░ open up for investments ░░░░░░░░ building hotels and you ░░░░░░░░ gently let go of ░░░░░░░░ They tend not to ░░░░░░░░ that And Kim himself ░░░░░░░░ s living pretty large ░░░░░░░░ he wants cognac video ░░░░░░░░ rodman to come he ░░░░░░░░ it It s not ░░░░░░░░ how much he d ░░░░░░░░ other than the image ░░░░░░░░ historical actor Wasn t ░░░░░░░░ to make the point ░░░░░░░░ is generational shift for ░░░░░░░░ Korea And we do ░░░░░░░░ somebody who is an ░░░░░░░░ fan In fact this ░░░░░░░░ sounded like something the ░░░░░░░░ bulls would come out ░░░░░░░░ One of friendship respect ░░░░░░░░ good will Be part ░░░░░░░░ that world where the ░░░░░░░░ of opportunity are ready ░░░░░░░░ be opened Investment from ░░░░░░░░ the world where you ░░░░░░░░ have medical breakthroughs and ░░░░░░░░ abundance of resources It ░░░░░░░░ like the leftovers on ░░░░░░░░ room floor for a ░░░░░░░░ University It was like ░░░░░░░░ multilevel marketing scam or ░░░░░░░░ Join the program this ░░░░░░░░ what you get Look ░░░░░░░░ we take it seriously ░░░░░░░░ if this is what ░░░░░░░░ presented to Kim rather ░░░░░░░░ a sort of clear ░░░░░░░░ piece of writing or ░░░░░░░░ saying do X Y ░░░░░░░░ Z and you will ░░░░░░░░ a B and C ░░░░░░░░ mean what is he ░░░░░░░░ in that video He ░░░░░░░░ basically saying choose this ░░░░░░░░ or else That s ░░░░░░░░ the subtle or not ░░░░░░░░ subtle message to that ░░░░░░░░ of that is not ░░░░░░░░ of the dictatorship Because ░░░░░░░░ s so many people ░░░░░░░░ in North Korea The ░░░░░░░░ itself uses images from ░░░░░░░░ propaganda arm of the ░░░░░░░░ Just take a listen ░░░░░░░░ quick to what President ░░░░░░░░ said about North Korea ░░░░░░░░ the summit They have ░░░░░░░░ beaches You see that ░░░░░░░░ they re exploding their ░░░░░░░░ into the ocean I ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t that make ░░░░░░░░ great condo I said ░░░░░░░░ of doing that you ░░░░░░░░ have the best hotels ░░░░░░░░ the world Think of ░░░░░░░░ from a real estate ░░░░░░░░ Beach condos maybe to ░░░░░░░░ s point maybe that ░░░░░░░░ priority for Kim I ░░░░░░░░ t know I mean ░░░░░░░░ it s absurd right ░░░░░░░░ American president talking about ░░░░░░░░ and condos but to ░░░░░░░░ him a very big ░░░░░░░░ of the doubt what ░░░░░░░░ s saying he is ░░░░░░░░ to make this case ░░░░░░░░ opening up the to ░░░░░░░░ world will be beneficial ░░░░░░░░ North Korea right He ░░░░░░░░ trying to make the ░░░░░░░░ that he has a ░░░░░░░░ to make here You ░░░░░░░░ truly go down the ░░░░░░░░ of denuclearization and it ░░░░░░░░ bring a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to his regime I ░░░░░░░░ wondered if you guys ░░░░░░░░ a DVD of dinettics ░░░░░░░░ d know what I ░░░░░░░░ talking about My next ░░░░░░░░ says President Trump was ░░░░░░░░ by Kim Jong UN ░░░░░░░░ Card.