Bernie Sanders Praises Trump Summit with Kim Jong Un: 'That is a Very Good Thing'

[comradebillyboy]

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-bernie-sanders-praise-trumps-summit-with-kim-jong-un-that-is-a-very-good-thing/

During Monday night’s CNN town hall, 2020 Democratic primary hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders offered rare praise for Donald Trump, as the president meets with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

Blitzer brought up the summit, taking place this week in Hanoi, Vietnam, to ask Sanders whether he would meet with the North Korean dictator were he president.

“See, now, after all of the nasty things I said about Trump, let me say a good thing here, all right?” Sanders began. “Is I think — look, nuclear weapons in the hands of a brutal, irresponsible dictator is a bad idea, and if Trump can succeed, in fact, through face-to-face meetings with Kim Jong Un and rid that country of nuclear weapons, that is a very good thing.”

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. OMG when will ...never mind...but WHEN will...never mind

God DAMMIT

FUCK

FUCK

[Pachamama]

9. +100000

Completely agree....

[TCJ70]

11. Do you support nuclear proliferation? n/t

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. Stop with the god damn INSULTS

[TCJ70]

32. I'm only asking because it seems like you disagree with Sanders...

...so, is trying to denuclearize North Korea good or bad? Because that's all he's saying. If, and that's a big if, it happens that is a good thing.

if Trump can succeed, in fact, through face-to-face meetings with Kim Jong Un and rid that country of nuclear weapons, that is a very good thing.

Is that something you really disagree with?

[Eliot Rosewater]

33. Stop with the VEILED insults!

[TCJ70]

35. I'd have to start before being able to stop. You have a nice day. n/t

[emulatorloo]

42. Absolutely zero DU'ers support nuclear proliferation, don't be ridiculous

Some DU’ers may not support your particular primary candidate and find themselves questioning his naive praise for Trump’s antics.

But that is a separate issue from “supporting nuclear proliferation”

I’ll also note all Dem Primary candidates are for non-proliferation.

[TCJ70]

44. Then I'm curious as to what they're disagreement is with the statement...

...if it happens that's a good thing. That's all Sanders is saying. How anyone argues with that is beyond me.

[emulatorloo]

46. Then simply ask why they disagree with Sander's statement rather than asking loaded questions

and putting words in their mouths the didn’t say.

[TCJ70]

47. Loaded questions? It was extremely straight forward...

...they could have just said "No" and moved on. Ultimately I did try to clarify and was met with further hostility so I called it a day.

[emulatorloo]

48. Sorry, nothing is straightforward about insinuating DU'ers are hung-ho pro-nuclear proliferation

Simply because they prefer a different primary candidate than you do.

Have a good night

[Hassin Bin Sober]

16. Lol

[Eliot Rosewater]

25. Do you find it funny that rump is being praised by someone saying they are

a Democrat.

That's FUNNY to you?

[lillypaddle]

40. Another "agree" here

Oh, brother.

[Sneederbunk]

2. Ordinarily would be a good thing, but Trump is there.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. No, negotiating with a psychotic murderer with nukes without all kinds of

conditions is madness.

[Pachamama]

10. No worries.....Traitor Trump has the Russians there to guide him....

[Eliot Rosewater]

29. And people here and there who are in FAVOR or rump, evidently.

[Trenzalore]

4. Sure that would be a good thing

What will happen is Trump will make concessions for nice love letters and a photo op and N. Korea will keep their nukes.

[still_one]

6. There is nothing wrong with that. Talking is always better. I suspect all Democrats, and most

republicans in Congress would agree with that also

However, it is what is in the details that count, and if our country will be compromised by trump

[Croney]

7. "If Trump can succeed...and rid that country of nuclear weapons"

Why does he talk like Drumpf is a superhero? Or even a normal person? This is puzzling.

[Kurt V.]

8. Obviously it would be a good thing. but the likelihood is pretty low. imo

[TCJ70]

12. I agree with Sanders. If that happens...then great.

I don't suppose Bernie indicated how likely he thought that was...because I bet he and I both think it's pretty low.

[WeekiWater]

20. If he added that.

It wouldn’t be such an ignorant response. Following up with how incompetent Trump is and how he is the wrong person to do this had to follow that statement.

[TCJ70]

24. It's not ignorant the way it is. The whole thing hinges on a gigantic "if".

Do you believe Sanders truly thinks Trump will pull off anything significant with North Korea?

[Tom Rinaldo]

31. Exactly. "If" is a very important word

If it happens, that would be a very good thing. Kind of hard to argue with that.

[emulatorloo]

49. I reread the quote, I think he is trying to attract/appeal to Trump 2016 voters

which is a good thing

[MrsCoffee]

13. Of course he does.

As if there were any legitimate attempts by Trump at getting weapons out of N. Korea. Why is he trying to legitimize this shit?

[BooScout]

14. Nothing...

Nothing that orange Bastard does is a "good thing". Not now, not ever!

[LenaBaby61]

18. Nothing that orange Bastard does is a "good thing". Not now, not ever!

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

Especially so becasue we KNOW that fatso-in-chief is in LOVE with the murdeous fat guy over in North Korea whose STILL expanding his nucleaur arsenal. We know that fatso's compramised by a former KGB agent in putin whose essentially trying his KGB BEST to run OUR country's foreign and domestic policies into the damn GROUND. You see tRump wants us out of NATO. Good Lord. And mind you, his puppet TOLD him to get the USA out of NATO which would be GREAT for his murdeous KGB ass.

[MineralMan]

15. Well, that seems like a mistake to me.

Trump is the worst possible person to meet with Kim on this issue.

[redstatebluegirl]

17. One of the many reasons Sanders is not on my list of candidates I am considering in the primary.

[LenaBaby61]

36. Just continue watching ...

As treasonous tRump and his treasonous team of no good Jackals systematically take Bernie and his favorable numbers down, down down. They're going to do ALL of the the Dems running for the nomination like that, and of course the mostly corporate media will be in lock step with the treasonous ass holes. Socialist Dems this, socialist Dems that, and Bernie won't dare be calling fatso what he is and that's a Communist Oligarch with facistic tendencies. You heard fatso's communist drivel when talking about those "beautiful" beaches in North Korea

[Nanjeanne]

19. For heaven's sake. He wasn't saying Trump is the right person to meet Kim Jong Un. He's been very

vocal about how he feels about Trump.

But should Presidents meet with advesaries? Damn right. And that's what he was saying. IF Trump can succeed that's a good thing.

Do any of you believe that will happen? Nope - not me either and I'm sure not Sanders.

Do any of you think if it did happen - it would be a bad thing? I doubt any of you would be against N Korea ridding itself of nuclear weapons.

So where's the beef?

[WeekiWater]

21. It's blatant praise. It's outlined as such by Sanders himself.

“See, now, after all of the nasty things I said about Trump, let me say a good thing here“

[Nanjeanne]

22. Yes - he is praising him for meeting with him. So what? He should have said it's a terrible thing

and no President should ever do it. Are you questioning Sanders feelings about Trump? Cause where I come from "pathalogical liar" is a pretty strong insult.

Some things are so stupid to argue over no matter how much you dislike Sanders.

[WeekiWater]

23. He absolutely should have followed it up by...

Staying that Trump is an incompetent negotiator and the wrong person for the job.

I agree with you. As it stands, it’s just praise for Trump.

[ehrnst]

28. Imagine if HRC had said that instead of Sanders.

[Nanjeanne]

37. If HRCsaid it was a good thing Trump was meeting NK to discuss getting rid of nukes. I'd applaud!

[ehrnst]

39. There are, however, those here at DU that would react as I predicted.

You must admit.

[Nanjeanne]

43. Probably. Just as there are those here at DU that react re Sanders in a predictable manner. Just

tired of it all.

[ehrnst]

45. I don't see the equivalence, but I get what you're saying. (nt)

[LongtimeAZDem]

30. If Trump is the wrong person, then the meeting is a very bad idea

So,

"Sanders backs Trump in Korea meeting"

[SidDithers]

26. FFS...

Sid

[Amimnoch]

34. Not shocking at all.

Can't say why, but it doesn't surprise me in the least that BS talks up something 45 does.

[LexVegas]

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