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At the DMZ, Pres. Donald Trump Trump Becomes First U.S. Leader to Enter North Korea, Meets Kim
2019-06-30
[Breitbart] President Donald Trump met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un on Sunday, stepping into North Korea as he shook hands in a moment of high-stakes diplomacy.

Trump made history, becaming the first American president to step foot into North Korea, despite decades of conflict between the two nations.

Trump initiated the meeting at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North Korea and South Korea, first publicly calling for the meeting on Twitter before North Korea moved quickly to make the meeting happen.

"Good to see you again", said Kim through a translator, meeting at the DMZ. "I would never have expected to see you at this place."
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  See also the realization by the Chinese that what they've been told and have followed to deal with Trump has not gone well for them.

This man is 'crazy'*, don't give him an excuse.

* crazy like a fox.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-06-30 11:59  

#3  Why, indeed. It's a couple of things. One is that Trump is the first Western leader to treat Pudge as a grown-up and to show him the respect due the leader of a nation. Miss Manners would approve.

Second, there is an opportunity for Kim to be the father of modern NKor, a regular Lee Kuan Yew who took his people from 3rd Word to 1st World in a single generation. It's a bit early to be betting on the outcome, but a possibility exists which didn't before. That old Klingon proverb ain't too far off.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-06-30 11:34  

#2  There's an old Klingon proverb - 'Only a Trump can go to North Korea.'
Posted by: Raj   2019-06-30 07:49  

#1  ...I've been to the DMZ; it's someplace that leaves a lasting impression one way or the other. What truly amazes me here is that Fat Boy seems to have decided PDQ to go down there and do this.

Why?

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2019-06-30 06:46  

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