My sense is Kim already has a backchannel deal with Xi or Putin.

[Stinky The Clown]

Anything and everything from this point forward is gravy for him

Our Lord SprayTan has no such luxury. I suspect we'll be paying the price on the world stage.

Trump, I suspect, will be getting a political wedgie.

[Glamrock]

1. Great minds think alike Stinky.

Had the same thought this morning....

[anneboleyn]

2. Exactly. This is all Putin, and Trump is the stooge. Embarrassing.

[triron]

12. But Trump will appear to benefit (at first anyway).

What Putin wants.

[GoCubsGo]

3. Yep.

It's why he felt up to parading around town on that "tour" yesterday. That, and he already got what he wanted when Spanky legitimized him on the world stage with this meeting.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I'm sure the few people who still think have had the same thought.

Therefore it never occurred to the fucking moron.

[joshcryer]

5. He's not giving up the nukes.

[Bettie]

6. But, I bet Agent Orange will

agree to remove all the troops from S. Korea. If that's what Sweet Daddy Vlad wants, that is.

[Stinky The Clown]

7. That's my guess, too.

[joshcryer]

10. The troops were already on the way out.

[Windy City Charlie]

8. Not at all

Kim is going to get whatever he wants out of this. All Trump is worried about is getting a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what it takes. I just hope he doesn't let any classified intelligence material slip out of his mouth during these talks.

[Ilsa]

9. I hope he doesn't promise the moon to anyone in that room.

He can't weasel out of these agreements, even handshake agreements, which is what he is used to being able to do when it is convenient.

He scares the crap out of me.

[ornotna]

11. They're all in on it is my guess

We the Americans people are the ones getting the wedgie.