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RandySF

(58,768 posts)
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:05 PM Mar 2018

White House backtracking on N. Korea meeting

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday that the U.S. will require North Korea take “concrete and verifiable steps” before President Trump sits down with Kim Jong Un.

The White House had not previously said that there were any preconditions for the talks when it announced late Thursday that the president would be open to meeting with the North Korean leader in the next few months.

“This meeting won't take place without concrete actions that match the promises that have been made by North Korea,” Sanders said.

South Korean officials have said that Kim will suspend his ballistic missile tests in the hopes of opening a dialogue.



http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/377642-white-house-north-korea-must-take-steps-before-trump-kim-meeting

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White House backtracking on N. Korea meeting (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2018 OP
Who will blink first?? Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #1
The classic trump strategy is to say he is going to do something unconditionally, and then once you The_Casual_Observer Mar 2018 #2
I'm shocked... HipChick Mar 2018 #3
Someone got in there and told him he'd given away the farm for free n/t chia Mar 2018 #4
First, Little Kim must stop wearing the ring with the secret cyanide capsule compartment ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #5
Hey, he knows everything about mob concrete Brother Buzz Mar 2018 #7
I uses Portland cement for allz my customers' shoesez ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #8
This was so predictable eleny Mar 2018 #6
That didn't take long. Iliyah Mar 2018 #9
Trump was full of shit - as usual dalton99a Mar 2018 #10
 

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)
2. The classic trump strategy is to say he is going to do something unconditionally, and then once you
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:09 PM
Mar 2018

are paying attention to him and bite, he changes the terms drastically. It happens every goddamn time.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
5. First, Little Kim must stop wearing the ring with the secret cyanide capsule compartment
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:16 PM
Mar 2018

Second, the meeting place must be completely clear of all rulers and tape measures.

Seriously, what "concrete and verifiable steps" do you think will please Donnie? He doesn't know a damned thing. All he knows is that he has a big button that works (or so he has been told).

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
8. I uses Portland cement for allz my customers' shoesez
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:30 PM
Mar 2018

Only da finest soes notz to contaminate da East River.

eleny

(46,166 posts)
6. This was so predictable
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 04:22 PM
Mar 2018

He accepts the invite with a knee jerk and then hears how hairbrained it was to leap to accepting it. Now he slowly tap dances away.

Well, that's fine. I'd rather hear more about the Stormy mishegas and spend time speculating about Nunberg's grand jury testimony.

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