Singapore: They came, they gripped-and-grinned, they ate lunch, they went home. Supreme Leaders Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un held a photo-op and everybody came. The two dictators had a jolly time talking science fiction, hotels, and real estate. They watched videos, and Mr. Kim taught Mr. Trump to call joint military exercises “provocative war games” so they were easier for him to unilaterally cancel. The White House called Dennis Rodman to thank him.
President Trump went home early so he could talk to Fox News and play golf.
More:
“The North Korea summit was a triumph of Trumpian stagecraft, and the media fell for it,” Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post
“Trump just struck a shockingly weak deal with North Korea,” Vox
“Trump really has achieved a historic breakthrough – for the Kim dynasty,” Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian
“Trump Was Outfoxed in Singapore,” Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
“North Koreans ‘Love’ Kim Jong Un, President Tells ABC,” Daily Beast
“Trump’s summit military concession to Kim surprises everyone,” Alexander Smith, NBC News
“Trump-Kim summit: South Koreans wary of losing US defense assurance,” Fabian Kretschmer, Deutsche Welle
“‘What the hell?’ Trump-Kim lovefest ignores human rights nightmare,” Nahal Toosi, Politico
“Bush Center highlights North Korean human rights abuses after summit,” Jacqueline Thomsen, The Hill
“Kim Has Accepted Trump’s Invite To Visit Washington,” Kate Riga, TPM Livewire
Yes. Repeat, No:
“Pence: ‘regular readiness training’ to continue in South Korea,” Alayna Treene, Axios
Updates:
“North Korea’s Media Tout Trump Concessions You Won’t Find In The Joint Statement,” Anthony Kuhn, NPR News
“All The Times North Korea Promised To Denuclearize,”Brian Barrett, Wired
“Trump and Kim Stir Confusion About What They Actually Agreed To,” Margaret Hartmann, New York Magazine
“Reporters thought this video was North Korea propaganda. It came from the White House.” Avi Selk, Washington Post
“The Sensational Idiocy of Donald Trump’s Propaganda Video for Kim Jong,” Troy Patterson, The New Yorker
“Trump’s North Korean Propaganda Reveals His Contempt for Democracy,” Eric Levitz, New York Magazine
Related:
“James Clapper tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo that Dennis Rodman is ‘our best resource’ for understanding Trump, Kim Jong Un,” Catherine Garcia, The Week
“When Hitler met Hoover and eight other instances dictators scored presidential face time,” Erick Trickey, WaPo via National Post
“Trump’s ‘Great Chemistry’ With Murderous Strongmen,” Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
“Trump has officially been nominated for the Nobel Prize for his summit with Kim Jong Un,” Jeva Lange, The Week
“Can the US, China and North and South Korea find peace on the peninsula? War veterans hope so,” Minnie Chan, Robert Delaney, Lee Jeong-ho, China Morning Post
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