Despite criticism, Trump talked up his relationship with Kim Jong Un today
The president did not hold back his praise for North Korea, stating that “North Korea has tremendous potential” under Kim’s leadership.The president has been criticized for his close ties with the North Korean leader in the past. Trump gave Kim the benefit of the doubt last week overin North Korea. He has also suggested that he believed Kim’s account of the death of Otto Warmbier, an American student who was imprisoned in North Korea and was returned to the United States in a coma.
Trump on Tuesday said he has made real progress due to his diplomatic efforts with Kim. “No major missile testing, nothing like when I first got here,” he said. “When I first got here, it was a bad mess. We have a very good relationship together.” Like the supposed one-page Mexico deal Trump teased reporters with moments earlier, the president quipped: “I can’t show you the letter, obviously.”
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