[Cabrera:] Welcome back. The hot and cold relationship between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to be heating up.
[Trump:] And you know the interesting? When I did it and I was really being tough and so was he, we were going back and forth. And then we fell in love, OK? No, really. He wrote me beautiful letters. And they are great letters. We fell in love.
[Cabrera:] This romantic rhetoric, this new bromance may be one-sided. The North Korean foreign minister says more trust needs to be built between the two countries before denuclearization can begin, saying the reason behind the recent deadlock is because the U.S. relies on coercive methods which are lethal to trust building. And that brings us to your weekend Presidential brief, a segment we bring you every Sunday night highlighting some of the most pressing national security information the President will need when he capes tomorrow. And joining us now is CNN national security analyst and former National Security Council adviser, Sam Vinograd. She spent two years in the Obama administration helping prep for the President's daily brief. So Sam, what kind of impact does Trump's statement of love actually have on policy going forward?
[Samantha Vinograd, Cnn National Security Analyst:] Well Ana, to quote Tina Turner, "what's love got to do with it?" This relationship should not be driven by emotion. It should be driven by policy objectives. And if President Trump is crazy in love with Kim Jong-un, this is an abusive relationship. Kim is still attacking us in cyberspace. And according to John Bolton, he is still trying to interfere in our elections. And the fact of the matter is, the President's statements actually hurt us with Kim. The President looks so infatuated with Kim Jong-un that Kim probably thinks that he has the upper hand. At the same time, this also hurts the President with other dictators and would-be Kims. Because it looks like the President's love in
[Cabrera:] You mentioned a little bit of election interference. Here we are about six weeks out before the midterms. How are we looking?
[Vinograd:] We are looking securely insecure. In national security when you do a threat assessment, you often look at in adversaries intent and capabilities. We have four adversaries, Iran, North Korea, China and Russia that have the most advanced cybersecurity abilities in the world. And John Bolton have said that they have the intent to attack us. They are trying to do so right now. We have gross physical and social insecurities. Our infrastructure, state voting systems, contain decades-old laws. And the CEO of twitter testified under oath, he can't confirm that social media won't be manipulated again. And President Trump introduced a new wrinkle on a global stage who said China is trying to interfere in our election. But he only cited their very over propaganda and use of terrorist to target
[Cabrera:] And there is so much else going on. We have been so focused on the Kavanaugh confirmation and the hearings this week, have to do these accusations. What kind of impact do you think that's having beyond the U.S.?
[Vinograd:] The world is literally listening to what's happening with the Kavanaugh confirmation. And this ensuing dialogue on sexual assault that it's unleashed, that includes sexual assault victims, victimizers and the general public. And the United States used to be the gold standard on promoting the rights of victims and the rule of law. I worked overseas with so many colleagues from U.S. government agencies that were engaged in combatting gender based violence promoting judicial integrate, promoting thorough investigations. And take a step back and let's ask what last week signaled. It signaled a woman is being criticized for sharing her story too late and in the wrong way. It's signaling that certain elected officials are placing their desire to get a judge confirmed before midterms over figuring out whether he committed a crime or that he is a character that is appropriate for a Supreme Court justice. And so, if we were the gold standard, do we really want other countries to be emulating our latest example? I think unfortunately the answer is a resounding, no.
[Cabrera:] Sam Vinograd, lots for us to think about. Thank you.
[Vinograd:] Thanks, Ana.
[Cabrera:] Now, the death toll continues to climb after an earthquake and tsunami decimated parts of Indonesia, reducing entire towns to piles of rubble. We will bring you the latest next.