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Forget our many debates here. The two main players on "Our side" (if you Include Putin-Puppet Trumpov) disagree over the meeting and it's outcome.
Me? I'm going with the sane and honest one: Pompeo.
Trump, Pompeo Offer Conflicting Versions of North Korea Talks
President says he has âsolvedâ the threat in Pyongyang, while his secretary of state cites ârisksâ
By Jessica Donati and Louise Radnofsky
Wall Street Journal - June 15, 2018
Trump, Pompeo Offer Conflicting Versions of North Korea Talks
President Donald Trumpâs assertion Friday that he has âsolvedâ the North Korean nuclear weapons threat again diverged from how Secretary of State Mike Pompeo depicted the outcome of this weekâs summit between Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Pompeo, in meetings in South Korea and China after the summit, said that much work remains before North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons, and told Chinese officials on Thursday that âthere are still risks we wonât achieve that.â
Trumpâs claim on Friday, in remarks to reporters at the White House, echoed Twitter messages he sent earlier in the week after his summit with Mr. Kim in Singapore, when he said: âThere is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.â The view also has been disputed by some longtime U.S. experts on diplomacy with North Korea.
Trumpâs remarks have steadily Contrasted with views expressed by Pompeo, who is in charge of driving the diplomatic process forward after the Singapore meeting. The Conflicting public statements risk sending mixed signals that set Back the process, some say.
âWhat [Trump] may have done is undermined his leverage for solving the problem,â said Robert Einhorn, a former U.S. negotiator on North Koreaâs missile programs. âSecretary Pompeo and State Department are playing a responsible role in not exaggerating what has been achieved and not minimizing the challenges ahead.â
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Me? I'm going with the sane and honest one: Pompeo.
Trump, Pompeo Offer Conflicting Versions of North Korea Talks
President says he has âsolvedâ the threat in Pyongyang, while his secretary of state cites ârisksâ
By Jessica Donati and Louise Radnofsky
Wall Street Journal - June 15, 2018
Trump, Pompeo Offer Conflicting Versions of North Korea Talks
President Donald Trumpâs assertion Friday that he has âsolvedâ the North Korean nuclear weapons threat again diverged from how Secretary of State Mike Pompeo depicted the outcome of this weekâs summit between Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Pompeo, in meetings in South Korea and China after the summit, said that much work remains before North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons, and told Chinese officials on Thursday that âthere are still risks we wonât achieve that.â
Trumpâs claim on Friday, in remarks to reporters at the White House, echoed Twitter messages he sent earlier in the week after his summit with Mr. Kim in Singapore, when he said: âThere is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.â The view also has been disputed by some longtime U.S. experts on diplomacy with North Korea.
Trumpâs remarks have steadily Contrasted with views expressed by Pompeo, who is in charge of driving the diplomatic process forward after the Singapore meeting. The Conflicting public statements risk sending mixed signals that set Back the process, some say.
âWhat [Trump] may have done is undermined his leverage for solving the problem,â said Robert Einhorn, a former U.S. negotiator on North Koreaâs missile programs. âSecretary Pompeo and State Department are playing a responsible role in not exaggerating what has been achieved and not minimizing the challenges ahead.â
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