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applegrove

(118,659 posts)
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 09:59 PM Feb 2019

Markey Says Kim Wants Private Meeting with Trump

Markey Says Kim Wants Private Meeting with Trump

February 24, 2019 at 11:53 am EST By Taegan Goddard 73 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/24/markey-says-kim-wants-private-meeting-with-trump/

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Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) told CBS News that he was worried President Trump may give up more concessions than he receives in his summit this week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Said Markey: “Right now, it’s pretty clear that Kim wants to have a personal meeting with Trump with hopes that he can, in fact, elicit concessions from President Trump that might not otherwise be possible if it was just our diplomats talking one on one.”

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Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
1. Un has Trumpy wrapped around his waistline.
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 10:08 PM
Feb 2019

Imagine that.

Maybe Trumpy will give Un Guam. You know, it’s close by and maybe Un can grow pineapples. Then Trumpy can declare that he’s a master deal maker.

underpants

(182,807 posts)
2. File under: Things that make you wish Gen. Kelly was still there
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 10:12 PM
Feb 2019

Of course when Kelly was there Trump still had a meeting with Putin with no record of it.

JI7

(89,250 posts)
8. Kelly was useless and a racist. he made it seem like things were being watched over when they
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 09:41 AM
Feb 2019

weren't.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. Why shouldn't those two crazy kids meet in private?
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 10:25 PM
Feb 2019

What can Trump give Kim he hasn't already given him, the credibility in the eyes of the world that his family has craved for generations?

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
5. Asian culture has a lot to do with saving face...
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 10:36 PM
Feb 2019

Kim is being kind and doesn't want to show the the world orange asshole begging LOL

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