Ever notice when newspapers print a sensationalist story on page 1 the headlines are huge… then any correction is a blurb in small fonts below the tide schedules on page 39?
We here at The Radical Centrist™ like to be more upfront. Which brings us to being fair… something else we strive for… regarding Mr Trump and his dealings with Kim Jong-Un of North Korea when Mr Trump was president. Last week I watched a Netflix documentary regarding Kim Jong-Un’s life. It was pretty interesting. One aspect focused on the summits between Kim and Trump and Kim’s desire to modernize his country. Problem is, modernization is at a standstill due to ever-increasing US sanctions that have been in place for decades.
In a nutshell, Kim viewed Trump as an easy target. A pushover. Kim wanted the complete and total removal of all economic sanctions for pretty much nothing, ceasing nuclear research at only one facility. Who’s going to fall for that, right? Kim was confident Trump was that weak. (To be honest, I would have thought so, too, hence the purpose of this article.) The first time this was broached Trump balked. Trump wanted complete abandonment of the North Korean nuclear program. Kim wouldn’t go that far.
The next time the two met over this topic Kim was VERY confident he would prevail, he saw Trump as that weak. Trump, to his credit, held firm. Kim went home humiliated.
So here’s our minor mea culpa… acknowledging and giving Trump credit for doing something correct and for the correct reasons. To someone he’s “in love” with, no less. Enjoy this. Trump doesn’t do the correct thing for the correct reasons very often.
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