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Unlike naive presidents before him, President Trump abruptly walked away from negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam. He is now headed back to Washington on Thursday afternoon.
Trump said the U.S. is unwilling to meet Kim's demand of lifting all sanctions on the North Korea regime without first securing a meaningful commitment to denuclearization, not of the Korean peninsula, but of North Korea itself.
Trump said the U.S. asked Kim Jong Un to do more regarding his intentions to denuclearize and “he was unprepared to do that,” which should remove all doubt that "Rocket Man" will continue to develop nuclear weapons. At least Trump isn't being fooled like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
“Sometimes you have to walk,” Trump said, taking a page from his book "The Art of the Deal."
The president said that the summit crashed after the North demanded a full removal of U.S.-led international sanctions in exchange for the shuttering of the North's Yongbyon nuclear facility.
Not to be tricked, Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters that the United States wasn't willing to make a deal without Kim committing to giving up the North's secretive nuclear facilities outside Yongbyon as well as its missile and warheads program.
CNN's Jim "Dear Diary" Acosta was secretly pleased over the failure to come to an agreement. Leftists would rather see Trump fail than have peace in the world.
According to Mike Pompeo, while the talks ended, still things were accomplished and explained that the process is slow.
The president told reporters that Kim promised he would not resume nuclear and missile testing and Trump said he was taking Kim’s word for it, but Kim may have crossed his fingers behind his back.
The president told reporters that Kim promised he would not resume nuclear and missile testing and Trump said he was taking Kim’s word for it, but Kim may have crossed his fingers behind his back.
Trump added that the current U.S. sanctions were still in place and sadly grass will remain a salad staple in North Korea until Kim comes around to honor the terms the U.S. has put forward regarding denuclearization.
The second face-to-face meeting between Trump and Kim wrapped up much earlier than expected, and the White House announced ahead of the news conference that no agreement had been reached between the two leaders. There was to be a signing ceremony but it has been called off.
Regardless, Sarah Sanders described the meetings between Trump and Kim as “very good and constructive.”
As for a potential third summit, Trump remained noncommittal.
Kim had signaled during an earlier, unprecedented question-and-answer session with reporters that he is "ready to denuclearize," reaffirming a commitment long sought by the Trump administration and the international community.
“If I’m not willing to do that, I won’t be here right now,” Kim said through an interpreter.
"That's a good answer," Trump replied sophomorically.
A working lunch consisting of cheeseburgers and fries was supposed to get underway between Trump and Kim on Thursday afternoon, but it never happened.
The second face-to-face meeting between Trump and Kim wrapped up much earlier than expected, and the White House announced ahead of the news conference that no agreement had been reached between the two leaders. There was to be a signing ceremony but it has been called off.
Regardless, Sarah Sanders described the meetings between Trump and Kim as “very good and constructive.”
As for a potential third summit, Trump remained noncommittal.
Kim had signaled during an earlier, unprecedented question-and-answer session with reporters that he is "ready to denuclearize," reaffirming a commitment long sought by the Trump administration and the international community.
“If I’m not willing to do that, I won’t be here right now,” Kim said through an interpreter.
"That's a good answer," Trump replied sophomorically.
A working lunch consisting of cheeseburgers and fries was supposed to get underway between Trump and Kim on Thursday afternoon, but it never happened.
On what appears to be a positive note, history may have been made when Kim answered questions from a foreign journalist -- almost certainly for the first time ever "in the history of the world," Trump said.
Asked by a member of the White House press pool about his outlook for Thursday's summit, Kim said: "It's too early to say. I won't make predictions. But I instinctively feel that a good outcome will be produced."
South Korea's Unification Ministry, which deals in affairs with North Korea, couldn't confirm whether it was the first time Kim answered a question from a foreign journalist.
Asked by a member of the White House press pool about his outlook for Thursday's summit, Kim said: "It's too early to say. I won't make predictions. But I instinctively feel that a good outcome will be produced."
South Korea's Unification Ministry, which deals in affairs with North Korea, couldn't confirm whether it was the first time Kim answered a question from a foreign journalist.
Meanwhile, the left is scrambling to find talking points to discredit Trump's efforts to make peace with North Korea. With so many media outlets in the mix, there should be no doubting that they will come up with something soon.
The Michael Cohen testimony apparently did little or nothing to hurt President Trump, and in some ways has exonerated him, but for the left at least, it served as a distraction to much more important news. That's the point.
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