Trump reassures anxious hawks that he's willing to walk away from North Korea talks
By James Hohmann May 11 at 8:42 AM
THE BIG IDEA: President Trump used an Indiana rally Thursday to soothe conservative fears that he’s going to make too many concessions to the North Koreans.
“I think it’s going to be a very big success,” Trump said of the June 12 summit in Singapore with Kim Jong Un. “But my attitude is: If it isn’t, it isn’t. Okay? If it isn’t, it isn’t. … You have to (say) that, because you don’t know.”
Everyone is excited about the homecoming of the three American prisoners, but there’s growing anxiety in the national security firmament that the president might be too hungry for a big win. Trump has appeared intoxicated at times by the possibility he could win the Nobel Peace Prize and relishes the chants of “Nobel” that have become standard fare at his rallies. He’s also been ratcheting up expectations that history will be made at his summit. Announcing the time and place of his meeting with Kim, the president tweeted: “We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!”
-- Throughout his career, Trump has stressed the importance of being willing to walk away from the table in a successful negotiation. From 2014:
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He needs this deal. He needs it bad. It is the only thing that can bring him the adulation he craves. He has dreams of a Nobel prize. He will get a deal.
It will be a big beautiful deal... the best deal... you get the picture.
This deal is the whole ball of wax for him... plus it is what Vlad wants... so there's that.
