Posted on 07/01/2019 4:55:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump's walk into North Korea can best be explained through the lens of the 2020 election.
If history is to remember one of the most audacious photo ops in American diplomacy as anything more than a stunt, the President must now produce breakthroughs from his friendship with the brutal dictator Kim Jong Un.
Yet even if that progress is slow to emerge, Trump can still chalk up a valuable political win that will underscore how his foreign policy is often directed by his electoral priorities.
He can use his singular televised moment to bolster his claims to be a statesman and a peacemaker. And it's not just about winning the Nobel Prize that the President believes he deserves for forging an opening with one of the most despotic regimes in modern history.
Trump also has a vital political interest in keeping alive the idea that he personally headed off war with North Korea and that historic progress is possible as he runs for reelection.
His meeting with Kim is a centerpiece of the "peace and prosperity" platform on which he plans to anchor his bid for a second term and to use to rise above his Democratic rivals.
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One of my favorites!
True. Schadenfreude is highly underrated! Lol!
The sick media traitors are so stuck on wanting to see Trump fail, it’s actually not hard to imagine them dreaming of North Korea nuking the US.
Thanks a lot. My dislike for them is such that I could wish those nukes to come down on them.
That was evident when they gave it to Obozo for his “potential,” which ended up being a bunch of limp-wristed handshakes and kowtows.
There was a time when it was meaningful, before they started giving it to democrats for appearances sake only.
The thing is, if they awarded it to Trump, it would have meaning because everyone would know they awarded it because of accomplishments, despite their hatred for him.
All that being said, the likelihood is very low.
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