Posted on 06/15/2018 4:52:51 AM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
President Trump’s descriptions of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un included language that he usually reserves for himself.
Kim is “very talented,” Trump said at a news conference. Kim’s people have a “great fervor” for him — not entirely voluntarily — and Trump trusts him. Kim is a “rough guy,” but he is also “smart” and “wants a lot of good things” because he “loves his people.” Trump said he had a “great chemistry” with Kim. He would “love to have him at the White House,” but meeting him in Singapore was a “great honor.”
Such language is not unusual coming from a U.S. president when directed at long-standing allies, such as the leaders of Britain or Canada. It is highly unusual when directed at a longtime geopolitical adversary — much less one who has been accused of crimes against humanity for his regime’s treatment of its citizens. In part, that’s because the embrace of the the American president, the leader of the free world, is a form of validation that can be used as propaganda by such regimes. As such, past presidents have broadly avoided such flattery.
In the wake of the Trump-Kim summit, Trump’s allies have been quick to note that other presidents have met with foreign leaders accused of violent, criminal acts.
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"To use an American and somewhat ungrammatical colloquialism, I may say that I "got along fine" with Marshal Stalin. He is a man who combines a tremendous, relentless determination with a stalwart good humor. I believe he is truly representative of the heart and soul of Russia; and I believe that we are going to get along very well with him and the Russian people- very well indeed."
FDR’s quote came from the Fireside Chat of 12-24-1943.
“Other presidents have met with dictators. They didn’t then praise them”
No, they bowed to them.
Haha the lefty media here in Australia are repeating the same tripe. All of a sudden those who would have fawned over Obozo for dping what Trump has done are now experts in international detaunte and cant believe how much Trump has suppsedly given away including repsect for the office. Something they have no true respect for!
President Trump demonstrates superior negotiating skills.
Democrats complain.
It’s the media which sides with dictators against every republican president.
Is Bump is real name or a nickname from childhood after he was dropped on his head?
“FDR’s quote came from the Fireside Chat of 12-24-1943.”
WWII might have turned out much differently had Hitler not invaded the USSR. Stalin was willing to take casualties far beyond what the US would have accepted had not the Soviets done so. US casualties were about 400,000 all theatres. The Soviet’s took about 20,000,000 casualties. The Soviet army was the meat grinder that chewed up the German army for sure.
He will never be able to do anything right.
Who would not offer kind words to a sinner who has taken a turn for the better? And what salesman with a lick of sense would not praise a customer who has agreed to a major sale? And, in the larger context of history, Trump has forced, conned, and beguiled Kim into a course of action that will give him and his regime a choice to reform or perish — and they may well perish through an attempt at reform.
bammy was on his knees to castro and the mullas. He gave away this country to the dictators. He got nothing but praise from the media. So go to hell, WaPo.
“If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.” - Winston Churchill
But worshipping ‘Che’ is okay? Really?
Quoting history is unfair to the simpletons in the fake media
Well, they didn’t like “Little Rocket Man” either, so what do they know.
Think about this. IF Kim Jong Un and Trump can call each other names and threaten one another, and IF they can put that aside for the greater good and strike peace, THEN is is possible that the same will happen with a significant population of the US? I keep seeing more red hats popping up in places you wouldn’t expect.
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