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Trump cancels Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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Posted on 05/24/2018 6:52:24 AM PDT by bryan999

President Donald Trump wrote a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un saying that their planned summit next month in Singapore was cancelled.

The meeting, which would have marked the first face-to-face encounter between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader, was set for June 12 in the southeastern Asian island city state.

"Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting," Trump wrote in the letter, which was released Thursday morning.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kimjongun; nknukes; nkorea; nksummit; nksummitcanceled; nksummitcancelled; northkorea; singaporesummit; summit; trump; trumpasia
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To: kabar

“I watched an MSNBC report while in the dentist chair, which was more painful than the dental work.”.....

Which was it? Watching MSNBC, sitting in the dentist chair or the actual dental work? I’m confused..... Not really, I know you meant watching MSNBC,


121 posted on 05/24/2018 8:50:48 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Pravious

Yes.


122 posted on 05/24/2018 8:50:55 AM PDT by Quilla
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To: bryan999

We have got to quit buying Chinese stuff!


123 posted on 05/24/2018 8:53:08 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (...the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light...)
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To: Pravious

Well I think most of the other freepers did fill in the blanks, but in a nutshell Trump is negotiating.


125 posted on 05/24/2018 9:02:04 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Bringbackthedraft
 
 
More like "Trump the warmonger!" - saw that angle being played already.
 
 

126 posted on 05/24/2018 9:06:22 AM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; azishot; ...

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127 posted on 05/24/2018 9:15:48 AM PDT by bitt (t\\)
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To: rightwingcrazy
They underestimate him.

Yes they did.☺

128 posted on 05/24/2018 9:17:26 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: bryan999

Trump can’t explain his “art of the deal” to the idiots in our own country...who are too eager to jump his every move as negative .. in order to do an “art of the deal” with a foreign dictator (and not show his hand.).

Know when to hold them and know when to fold them and know when to walk away. Playing chicken is not for the non gambler.

You KNEW Trump was not going to make it look easy and eager to meet this rocket man.. that’s not how ya’ win.


129 posted on 05/24/2018 9:18:06 AM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: bryan999

Little Rocketman = Kim Chung King


130 posted on 05/24/2018 9:19:36 AM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: dragnet2

You’d think they’d accept win-win for a change. But some people believe that life is a zero-sum game. They won’t be happy unless the US is getting burned in the bargain.


131 posted on 05/24/2018 9:23:50 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: Political Junkie Too

Makes no sense. They asked to meet us. What changed?


132 posted on 05/24/2018 9:25:21 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: 1Old Pro
That's leadership, and the media will say Trump is moving us closer to nuclear war - just wait 3,2,1

Almost like a reply of Reagan and Gorby
133 posted on 05/24/2018 9:28:07 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: frnewsjunkie

Trump can’t explain his “art of the deal” to the idiots in our own country...who are too eager to jump his every move as negative .. in order to do an “art of the deal” with a foreign dictator (and not show his hand.).

The beauty part is the MSM plays its part, unwittingly, by going into full hysteria mode.

A really good deal requires one to really be willing to walk away. Reminds me long ago, my Mom got a really good deal on a new car because she really *didn’t* care if she got the car. If the salesman know you actually, really want a particular car, they’ve got you. The most the salesman could coax out of my Mom about the car is, “well... it’s nice”.


134 posted on 05/24/2018 9:49:52 AM PDT by Flick Lives (Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation.)
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To: hoosiermama

You are right he wants to remain in power AND reap the benefits.
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It always seemed to me that Trump had to solve the problem of how to elevate the NK standard of living without pouring tons of taxpayer funds into that country.

Capitalism is the obvious solution. A little entrepreneur-ship would get it started. Decades to finish. But it would get there.

But the bigger problem is that solution is inconsistent with Kim’s obvious desire to remain absolute dictator and keep on piling up those $Billions.

Tough problem. I don’t know the answer. But it would be a lot easier if Karl Marx had died young.


135 posted on 05/24/2018 9:51:20 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

If it were JFKerry, he’d be publicly begging little Kim to reconsider, and overlook America’s domineering ways and pwease pwetty pwease come and make piece wiff us. No sense of leverage or how to see through the BS.


136 posted on 05/24/2018 9:56:37 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: G Larry

“I predict success with this approach.”

I believe you’re right.

President Trump doesn’t do the dilly-dally dance of previous administrations. It’s “either / or” with him.


137 posted on 05/24/2018 9:58:09 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia (truth will trump their lies)
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To: bryan999

Good job. Right action. Not quite the way I would have written it but it isn’t my letter. I think the NORKS will have some trouble translating the words to the same meanings. I’m trusting though that State has ome people who understand these things and can provide some coaching.


138 posted on 05/24/2018 10:05:13 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: Mears

It didn’t seem so meaningless a month ago.


139 posted on 05/24/2018 10:21:04 AM PDT by joesbucks
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To: joesbucks

“It didn’t seem so meaningless a month ago.”

It did to me.

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140 posted on 05/24/2018 10:33:01 AM PDT by Mears
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