new york former u.s. secretary state condoleezza rice say monday would prefer president donald trump criticize judge media u.s. democratic institutions withstand comment speak interview rice also describe trump somewhat transactional view foreign relations broadly endorse approach seek enlist china help get north korea rein nuclear program ask trump lash judge rule go describe media enemy people rice reply language would prefer hear think erode scaffold democracy unite state add tour promote book democracy stories long road freedom rice national security adviser secretary state republican former president george w. bush professor stanford university describe u.s. institutions strong say trump may even find bite surprise constrain scaffold really be court block part two trump executive order seek temporarily ban entry unite state people six muslim-majority countries 30-minute interview rice say unite state need find way punish russia allege interference 2016 u.s. election without engage tit-for-tat retaliation meddle russian elections suggest prosecute anyone unite state take part intelligence agencies believe deliberate effort sway presidential election trump favor consider put sanction visa ban people abroad rice intersperse periods public service academic post suggest trump new york real estate magnate may see foreign policy term strike deal find common interest meet chinese president xi jinping last month trump suggest china might get good trade deal unite state put pressure north korea restrain nuclear missile program president still kind transactional view international politics fact interest endure transactions rice say however rice endorse trump policy try enlist chinese help north korea believe conduct five nuclear test since 2006 develop intercontinental ballistic missiles could strike u.s. mainland china north main trade partner close thing ally historically unwilling tighten economic screw pyongyang fear trigger collapse send millions refugees across border rice say u.s. task convince chinese choose really hard things bring regime line harsh things former secretary state also say north korea current leader kim jong un far less predictable father kim jong il may fully rational kim jong un far reckless father ... wonder little unhinge say wonder chinese begin reconsider view ... stable north korean regime even nuclear-armed good unstable one rice chide trump criticism judge media