>> PRESIDENT TRUMP AND RUSSIAN
PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN MET FOR
THE FIRST TIME FACE-TO-FACE.
THEY DISCUSSED REX MEDDLING IN
THE LAST ELECTION, OF COURSE,
THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A HUGE TOPIC.
>>> THE PRESIDENT OPENED THE
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN BY
RAISING THE CONCERNS OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE REGARDING
RUSSIAN INFERENCE IN THE 2016
ELECTION.
THEY HAD A VERY ROBUST AND
LENGTHY EXCHANGE ON THE SUBJECT.
THE PRESIDENT PRESSED PRESIDENT
PUTIN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION
INVOLVING RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT.
INVOLVEMENT.
>>> JOINING ME NOW, ASSOCIATE
EFFORT PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH FLORIDA AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE.
HOW DO YOU THINK THAT MEETING
WENT.
>>> THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR
NOT THERE WAS INFERENCE IN THE
AMERICAN ELECTIONS PUTIN WAS NOT
GOING THE SAY ANYTHING BUT, NO.
>> YOU'RE NOT SURPRISED.
NEWS.
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT
WERE MORE IMPORTANT ON THE ONE
MANNED THERE ARE COMMENTATORS
SAYING THAT NOT A LOT WAS
ACHIEVED IN TERMS OF TALKING
ABOUT RUSSIA AND THE CREWING
INDIAN -- UKRAINE WHICH IS STILL
A STICKING POINT WITH THE UNITED
STATES AND PRESIDENT TRUMP,
CONTINUE SANCTIONS UNTIL THERE
WAS SOME RESOLUTION OF THAT ON
THE OTHER HAND ONE OF THE UH-HUH
ACTIVE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF
THAT WAS A TALK ABOUT SYRIAN
CEASE-FIRE ZONES MONITORED BY
THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA.
TOMORROW.
>> IT WILL START TOMORROW.
AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE
BEGINNING POINT FOR FINDING SOME
PEACEFUL AREAS THAT CAN START
TH RESOLUTION.
THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS TO DO
THIS IN THE PAST.
AS WELL.
WELL?
PAST SUMMIT.
>> WELL THIS IS ONLY ONE PART OF
THE SUMMIT AND THIS IS ACTUALLY
ONE OF THE BILATERAL MEETINGS
THAT TRUMP I HAVING HE MET WITH
FRENCH PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER
MAY OF BRITAIN, HE'S GOING TO BE
MEETING WITH A LOT OF OTHER
PEOPLE.
SO, THE BILAT RAL MEETINGS,
THEY'RE GOING TO BE DEFENDANT
WITH EACH LEADER.
AND THEN THERE IS THE SUMMIT
MEETINGS, NOW ONE OF THE
PROBLEMS WITH THE SUM SIT THAT
THERE ARE A LOT OF
TENSION TENSIONS GOING EVERY
WHICH WAY AND THERE IS
EXPECTATION OF CONFRONTATION
ESPECIALLY ON TRADE ISSUES
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES ON ONE
HAND AND GERMANY AND FRANCE ON
THE OTHER THE UNITED STATES IS
CLAIMING THAT GERMANY IS
EXPORTING TOO MUCH.
THEIR TRADE SURPLUS WITH THE
UNITED STATES IS TOO GREAT.
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE
WANTS TO RECTIFY THAT.
BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S APPROACH
IS ONE OF PROTECTIONISM.
HE WANT AS TO PUT SANCTIONS ON
COUNTRIES THAT HE FEELS ARE
HAVING UNFAIR TRADE ADVANTAGES.
BUT THAT IS A SIMPLE SOLUTION
FOR A COMPLEX PROBLEM.
>> DO YOU THINK HE'LL HAVE
CONFRONTATION WITH ANY OF THE
HEARDS, ANGELA MERCKEL.
>> HE'S GOING TO HAVE
CONFRONTATION WITH ANGELA
MERCKEL, SOME OF THE WAYS
COMMENTATORS ARE PARSING THE G
20 MEETING AS A CONFRONTATION
BETWEEN NATIONALIST AND
GLOBALISTS.
AND MERCKEL IS TAKING ON THE
POSITION OF A GLOBALIST.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION WE
HAVE TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE FREE
TRADE, ET CETERA AND OTHER
COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED
STATES SEEM TO BE MOVING IN A
MUCH MORE PROTECTIONIST
DIRECTION.
WANTING TO PUT ON MORE TAXES,
TARIFF, INSURANCE IS AS, ET
CETERA, TO COUNTRIES WHO THEY
DON'T THINK ARE PLAYING BALL.
THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.
AND SOMETIMES THAT HAS THE
TENDENCY TO BACKFIRE.
IT IS A VERY CHANCEY SOUTHER OF
POLICY TO TAKE.
WE'RE HAVING THAT WITH GERMANY
AND WE'RE ALSO HAVING THAT ISSUE
WITH CHINA.
OUR BIGGEST TRADE DEFICIT WITH
ANY ONE COUNTRY IS WITH CHINA,
WHICH IS FIVE TIMES BIGGER
THAN OUR TRADE DEFICIT WITH
GERMANY.
THERE ARE ISSUES THAT HAVE TO BE
IRONED OUT THERE.
>>> WE ARE HAVING TO WRAP, BUT
WE WILL, OF COURSE, KEEP YOU UP
TO DATE WITH THE LATEST
POLITICAL AND WORLD NEWS.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY GOING TO
NEWS4JAX.COM.
VIEW ON-LINE ON THE MORNING SHOW