Trump Weighing New Approach To NAFTA Talks; Starbucks Chief Howard Schultz Fuels 2020 Speculation
KING: Topping our political radar today, divide and conquer. That may be the President's new strategy in the stalled NAFTA negotiations, that according to his Chief Economic Adviser during an interview a short time ago. Listen here, Larry Kudlow saying the President things bilateral has always been better. Hence, the new idea for getting a better deal with our North American trading partners?</s>LARRY KUDLOW, CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: He is very seriously contemplating kind of a shift in the NAFTA negotiations. His preference now, and they ask me to convey this, is to actually negotiate with Mexico and Canada separately. The President is not going to leave NAFTA. He's not going to withdraw from NAFTA. He's just going to try a different approach.</s>KING: We'll watch that. First Lady Melania Trump scheduled to make a public appearance with the President tomorrow, that to highlight preparations for the coming hurricane season. Last night, we got a glimpse of the First Lady for the first time since she was hospitalized three weeks ago where her spokeswoman described as a benign kidney procedure. You can see the First Lady there, attending a White House event for gold star families. That event was closed to the press. Republican megadonor David Koch stepping down from his role at Koch industries because of health issues. In a letter to employees, his brother Charles Koch writes that David Koch's health, quote, has continued to deteriorate. That letter says, as a result, he is unable to be involved in business and other organizational activities. David Koch is 78 years old. The outgoing Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz is weighing a possible presidential bid on Monday. Starbucks announce Schultz will step down at the end of this month after a 36-year run with the company. Schultz says he's a long way from any many decision, but says he's considering public service as a potential next step. Here's Rachel at CNBC earlier today.</s>HOWARD SCHULTZ, OUTGOING EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF STARBUCKS: There's a lot of things I can do as a private citizen other than run for the presidency of the United States. And let's just see what happens. I've got lots of things I'm thinking about. I want to think about this through the lens of what it means to be a great American citizen. I don't know what that means at this point. My concern for the country and my concern for our standing in the world, the lack of dignity, the lack of respect, the vitriolic behavior coming from this administration. I think we can do much better.</s>KING: Up next, it is exactly one week away and we now know the exact location of President Trump's big meeting with Kim Jong-un.