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Is Antarctica's pevet to Asia, a thing of the past?

Hello again, I'm Aronaldi, and this is To the Point.

So many of his department's top jobs are still unfilled that Rex Tillerson seems like a lonely Secretary of State, and as a diplomat, he's an amateur.

His trip to Asia with just one reporter allowed along was full of contradictions, with tweets from the president adding to the confusion.

It's not clear if Tillerson threatened North Korea advocated nuclear weapons for Japan and South Korea,

or if he'll see common ground with China.

And there's another big question.

How much is the Trump White House running the show?

Later on today's talking point, last minute changes in the repeal of Obamacare

to get the votes of a divided Republican Party.

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Hello again, Warren Olney, back with To The Point. Whatever happened to America's pivot to Asia,

and that's just one of the questions left hanging since Rex Tillerson's first trip there as Secretary of State.

Is the Trump administration hoping to change foreign policy or maintain the status quo?

Today's talking point later, President Trump was on Capitol Hill today advocating for the

replacement of Obamacare amended last night to get Republican votes from moderates and

conservatives in Congress. Speaker Paul Ryan hopes a vote on Thursday. We'll send it on to the

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