Trump just struck a shockingly weak deal with North Korea (and more). Here’s how world leaders are reacting to the historic Trump-Kim summit. Trump and Kim got what they wanted — the rest of the world, not so much (and more and more). Robert Farley: “So yeah; the DPRK gets most of what it wants. On the upside, Northeast Asia is probably a little bit safer”. Does anyone know what the agreement Trump just signed in Singapore is supposed to mean? The North Korea summit was a triumph of Trumpian stagecraft, and the media fell for it. Erick Erickson: Obama would have been impeached for Kim summit. Trump is everything Republicans said Obama was.
Alexandra Bell on the merits of an unconventional approach. James Stavridis: “I was a Navy admiral. Here’s why ending ‘war games’ with South Korea would be a grave mistake”. Thread: “Post-presser, let’s just say it: Trump is a dove on North Korea”. How Donald Trump got played by a ruthless dictator. Trump’s 5 weirdest remarks about his summit with North Korea. Trump’s glowing portrait of Kim Jong Un: “Great personality”, “funny guy”, “talented”. Trump now sounds like a fan of North Korean repression. Donald Trump has successfully cleaned up North Korea’s brand. Flattering Trump will apparently get Kim Jong Un everywhere.
