Marco Rubio Reveals How Preparations Are Going For Trump And Putin Summit In Alaska

At a ceremonial signing on Thursday, Sec. Marco Rubio was asked about President Trump's upcoming meeting with Russian President Putin.

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00:00Thank you. How are the preparations for the Putin-Trump meeting going in

00:06Alaska? They're going very fast because it's put together very quickly and it's

00:11in Alaska so we've got to get there. We'll see how tomorrow plays out as the

00:16president said his hope is to interact with Putin tomorrow and sort of get a

00:20sense very quickly and early whether a peace is possible or not. The president

00:25spoken to him I believe four times by phone. I felt it was important to now

00:29speak to him in person and look him in the eye and figure out what was

00:33possible and what isn't. This is the president of peace. He wants that war to

00:36end. He's going to do everything he possibly can. If he sees an opportunity

00:40to talk about achieving peace he's going to pursue it and we'll know tomorrow at

00:44some point as the president said probably very early in that meeting

00:48whether something is possible or not we hope it is.