Posted on 06/10/2018 5:51:41 PM PDT by Mariner
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Embarking on a self-described "mission of peace," President Donald Trump puts his seat-of-the-pants foreign policy to its toughest test yet as he attempts this week to personally broker an end to North Korea's nuclear program in talks with Kim Jong Un.
The impulsive American president, who just this weekend sowed chaos within the Western alliance, is set to face his match on the global stage as he prepares to meet Kim in Singapore on Tuesday.
In the historic first meeting between the leaders of the technically-still-warring nations, Trump is prioritizing instinct over planning. Unlike traditional summits between heads of state, where most of the work is completed in advance, U.S. officials say the only thing certain ahead of these talks will be their unpredictability.
Ever since Trump shocked allies, White House officials and, by some accounts, the North Koreans themselves when he accepted Kim's March invitation for a meeting, the two leaders have lurched toward an uncertain encounter that could affect millions.
"It's unknown territory in the truest sense, but I really feel confident," Trump told reporters Saturday. "I feel that Kim Jong Un wants to do something great for his people and he has that opportunity and he won't have that opportunity again."
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We must hang the journalists right after all the politicians. And just before the professors.
The impulsive American president compared to the extremely intellectual well thought out half breed with an empty head and a impulse to bow at a moments notice.
“Unorthodox”. The very first word tells you how hypocritical the Left is. Since when do they believe in orthodoxy?
Unorthodox and chaos would describe the best Presidents and most memorable and effective Americans.
... a peace sought by the world for nearly 70 years...and still the AP trashes him in every other word...
The President didn’t become a billionaire by not knowing how to negotiate.
However, he could get a treaty to end the 60+ year old Korean War at a bare minimum, something previously impossible, and lunatic liberals will still find fault.
A year and a half ago he was Hitler.
Now he's unorthodox.
Amazing progress!
I guess like every self-flattering or unflattering to others term they use, context is unspecified.
Leftists hoping that President Trump fails..that is how far gone they are..meanwhile, President Trump’s got this..he is as cool as a cucumber..meanwhile Hillary Clinton would have probably done what Obama did, just throw Rocket Man billions of our money and hope that he doesn’t kill us
The insanity on the left is growing. We will reach a saturation point eventually. Then the reckoning.
They are hoping as hard as they can that Trump does not make a good deal.
Personally, I think Trump will walk away if it’s not a good deal, as opposed to Obama who had to have a deal with Iran even though it was the worst deal in HISTORY.
Typical enemedia. Not one mention of Bolton in the article.
Well, he is unorthodox. I would say that reporting is correct. That is why people voted for him that he wasn’t a professional politician. I do think alot of people gambled with their vote, hoping for the best and I think the gamble is slowly paying off. Change does not happen overnight.
Bolton, Kelly and Pompeo are with POTUS in Singapore.
President Trump used to do these kinds of deals everyday.
I’ll bet he’s done a thousand deals tougher than this one.
Is this marked “opinion?”
Exactly, but what else can the liberal media do except call names? Economy is great, most people are getting bigger paychecks with the tax cut, no new wars started, and expensive mandate gone.
Yep and with this one he’s holding ALL of the cards. “Don’t agree to my terms, I’ll blow your ass to mars. Don’t think I’m serious, go talk to ISIS, if you can find anyone to talk to. Now, would you like water in your Scotch?”
The left will never let facts stand in the road of stupid.
The unspoken truth is that China will decide how this turns out.If China decides that it’s in *her* best interest to have peace and tranquility on the Korean Peninsula they,Kim’s only friends on earth,will tell him to accept and he will if instructed to do so. Hopefully DJT’s people have made it clear to both the Norks and China that the consequences of no deal will be very grave indeed.
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