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tblue37

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10. One big complaint about Trump's North Korea photo ops was that he was legitimizing

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 12:24 PM

Nov 2019

Kim, giving him the valuable boon of a meeting with the US president without getting anything of value in return. Now the idea that a meeting with the U.S. president has such value has been completely upended, and the president has been cast as the pathetic beggar who needs to have his stature propped up by a meeting with akin Jong Un.

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North Korea says it won't give Trump a summit for free [View all] demmiblue Nov 2019 OP

Kim's playtoy will go pout in the corner, TheCowsCameHome Nov 2019 #1

Trump gave it all away. Mike 03 Nov 2019 #2

Funny, no meetings for them to brag about unless we get something substantial in return... thesquanderer Nov 2019 #3

Kim Jong Un plays Trump like a fiddle... MartyTheGreek Nov 2019 #4

What a great deal maker Trump is PatSeg Nov 2019 #5

Damn! The Liberal Lion Nov 2019 #6

You're going to let Kim humiliate America again, master negotiator? keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #7

How sickening that NK now wants us to give them concessions, and again they do nothing. lark Nov 2019 #8

Well, it never has before. eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #9

One big complaint about Trump's North Korea photo ops was that he was legitimizing tblue37 Nov 2019 #10

Pure weakness..... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #11

Whaaaaat??? FM123 Nov 2019 #12

Just adding this: demmiblue Nov 2019 #13

Trump should beg Russia and China to make North Korea have a summit with him. nt NCjack Nov 2019 #14

Quid pro quo ... anyone .. Mazeltov Cocktail Nov 2019 #15

The issue hasn't changed since Singapore soryang Nov 2019 #16