Even if you’ve just skimmed some headlines or scrolled your feeds, you’d be aware that a major political event occurred this week. In a historic step for international diplomacy, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump signed a summit agreement in Singapore.
But as the leaders shook hands, as Trump showed off his armoured vehicle to his “honourable” counterpart and crowed to global media about getting the closed off country to the negotiating table, one thing was ignored:
The enigmatic man waving at the cameras, smiling for selfies with Singaporean officials, is among the world’s most deadly despots.
While “new relations” between the two countries were signed off, along with a commitment to “work toward” the denuclearisation of North Korea, it seems Trump chose not to raise the country’s atrocious human rights record. (One step at a time, it seems…)
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Why are we negotiating with this madman? Mr. Trump (never my president) is destroying our image of a kind and caring country who aids others when needed. I hope the people of the world understand that half of our country is just as appalled as you at what has happened to the US. We will make damn sure it doesn't happen again in 2020, 2016 was our wake up call to take action.
It's still pretty confounding watching the American President heaping praise on and being so complimentary of a dictator while also slamming Canada.
Trump confounds a lot of people, but he gets stuff done.
I'm not sure i can see the positives in alienating allies to gain the trust of despots?
So far his biggest accomplishment would be the tax cut for big business wouldn't it? We couldn't count this stuff with Kim Jong Un a success until it bears fruit surely?
Trump could care less about the US, he is self serving to his core. No one has ever enriched themselves from the office like he has. The guy embraces Putin who next to Kim Jong is likely the second most evil dictator in the world.
James you are right he does get a lot done: giving the rich a tax break, increasing the deficit w said tax break, gutting nearly all environmental protections, cozying up to murderous dictators (Kim+Putin) I cant argue he gets a lot done.... just none of it is any good for the country!