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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 09:56 AM Feb 2019

Trump strikes optimistic note ahead of meeting with North Korea's Kim

Source: The Hill



BY BRETT SAMUELS - 02/24/19 08:49 AM EST

President Trump on Sunday expressed optimism ahead of his summit this week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, even as experts have cast uncertainty on how productive the meeting will be.

Trump in a series of tweets raised the possibility he and Kim could come to an agreement on denuclearization and asserted North Korea would become an economic stalwart if it abandoned its nuclear arsenal.

The president will depart on Monday for the meetings in Hanoi, Vietnam where, he said, he and Kim "both expect a continuation of the progress made at first Summit in Singapore."




Trump in a separate tweet said that Kim "realizes, perhaps better than anyone else, that without nuclear weapons, his country could fast become one of the great economic powers anywhere in the World."




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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/431303-trump-expresses-optimism-about-outcomes-of-upcoming-meeting-with-kim
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Trump strikes optimistic note ahead of meeting with North Korea's Kim (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2019 OP
He can predict the outcome. Turbineguy Feb 2019 #1
Way to kiss ass, Trumpsky. Harker Feb 2019 #2
China doesn't want any large scale nuclear weapons right next door, eh? Then I guess ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #3
One thief praises another thief dalton99a Feb 2019 #4
An earlier article said Trump may lower expectations to look more like a success. keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #5
My expectations are very high. Harker Feb 2019 #6
What it could really mean from trump duforsure Feb 2019 #7
They going to start making Trump ties there? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 #8
Kim will play Trump like a fiddle sakabatou Feb 2019 #9

Harker

(14,055 posts)
2. Way to kiss ass, Trumpsky.
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 11:47 AM
Feb 2019

Suggesting that Kim is anything other than a brutal oppressor of and parasite on "his" people is nuts.

He's paving the way toward another criminal partnership.

SWBTATTReg

(22,176 posts)
3. China doesn't want any large scale nuclear weapons right next door, eh? Then I guess ...
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 12:03 PM
Feb 2019

they need to talk w/ Russia. Economic powerhouse for North Korea? Yeah, right. Lack of infrastructure as well as other serious issues (the dictatorship, duh...) would probably negate this out. Does human rights ring a bell w/ rump or is he far more concerned about looking good than actually helping the people of NK?

rump is such an egotistical maniac...

Harker

(14,055 posts)
6. My expectations are very high.
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 02:07 PM
Feb 2019

I highly expect he'll once again demonstrate for the world to see that he's a dangerous, ignorant lunatic that doesn't know what he's saying or doing.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
7. What it could really mean from trump
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 07:52 AM
Feb 2019

Its all an act, for show, just another PR stunt acting like he and Kim are friends when they really aren't. trump has been played by Kim , and forced by putin to do nothing, just like trump did allowing Kim to fully test his missile delivery system so much they no longer have to test anymore. Kim also has built more nuclear bombs , and its been uncovered their were more hidden missile launching sites. trump has been played , and forced by putin to do nothing to stop him. trump's doing this to again put on a show he's making us safer, when the truth is he isn't, and it again is the opposite of his claims. If Kim trusts this madman in any way he'll regret it. I'd be scared of him if i were Kim. Whenever he says good things about you after you've played him is a seriously bad situation for Kim to be in , with trump involved, and the possibility he's doing things against him could be coming next. Another pr stunt stunt is all this is, just like it was last time from trump. Just like he's trying to do with the China trade talks, make it like its going good when it isn't.

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