Tag: Singapore summit

North Korea exposes Trump lie by ditching meeting on war hero remains

The following article by Tommy Christopher was posted on the ShareBlue.com website July 12, 2018:

Credit: Markus Schreiber, AP Photos

The Kim regime just showed how much Trump’s central boast about his North Korea ‘deal’ is a lie.

Since his embarrassing summit with Kim Jong Un, Trump has been going around bragging that North Korea has “already” returned the remains of Korean War casualties.

But North Korea exposed that lie by skipping a meeting meant to begin that process.

According to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, North Korean officials failed to show up for a meeting with American officials on Thursday.

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Trump admits he’ll ‘find some kind of an excuse’ if nuclear talks fail

The following article by Tommy Christopher was posted on the Shareblue.com website June 12, 2018:

Trump’s already making excuses for himself in case his summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un turns out to be a huge bust.

Trump gave North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un a string of tremendous propaganda victories during their meeting in Singapore, and he’s already preparing for the day that his humiliation of America backfires.

During a press availability at the close of the summit Tuesday, Trump fielded questions for about an hour, and deepened Kim’s victory by effusively praising him, insulting our allies, and even attacking our own military’s readiness exercises as “provocative.” Continue reading “Trump admits he’ll ‘find some kind of an excuse’ if nuclear talks fail”

Fact-checking President Trump’s claims about the North Korea deal

The following article by Glenn Kessler was posted on the Washington Post website June 13, 2018:

President Trump views his diplomacy as a great triumph. The Fact Checker examines claims. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)

Here’s a roundup of claims made by President Trump at a news conference on June 12 and in an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News about his talks in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

News conference

“Chairman Kim and I just signed a joint statement which he reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula…. We signed a very, very comprehensive document.”

North Korea has a long history of making agreements and then not living up to its obligations. Continue reading “Fact-checking President Trump’s claims about the North Korea deal”

What body language experts saw when Trump and Kim Jong Un met

The following article by Monica Ulmanu and Kevin Uhrmacher was posted on the Washington Post website June 12, 2018:

The two leaders began their summit in Singapore with a historic handshake.

In front of a backdrop of alternating American and North Korean flags, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un approached from opposite sides of a stage and shook hands in the middle.

While the leaders spoke little in their appearances Tuesday, experts in body language pointed out notable nonverbal cues that could provide insight into their demeanors during the meeting. Continue reading “What body language experts saw when Trump and Kim Jong Un met”