North Korea schools Trump on premature celebration

[DonViejo]

Mike Allen, Jonathan Swan

1 hour ago

President Trump prides himself on negotiating savvy. But North Korea is trying to outfox him with a return to harsh public rhetoric immediately after the first overnight visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who came with press in tow.

The big picture: But then Pyongyang issued a statement accusing Pompeo of trying to jam them with denuclearization demands: "The U.S. is fatally mistaken if it went to the extent of regarding that [North Korea] would be compelled to accept, out of its patience, demands reflecting its gangster-like mindset."

Compare that to Trump's rhetoric after last month's Singapore summit. Trump tweeted:

"There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea. ... sleep welltonight!" He assured reporters: "[T]hat problem is largely solved." On Tuesday, he congratulated himself: "If not for me, we would now be at War with North Korea!"

This was entirely predictable, and was predicted by experts:

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[Sneederbunk]

1. Dennis Rodman would have done better.

[safeinOhio]

2. A slight delay in the

Nobel Peace Prize.

[smirkymonkey]

3. He is such a buffoon!

Did he really think it was going to be that easy? That Kim would just be bowled over by his "wonderfulness" and cave to his every demand? I can't believe that the powers that be even allow him to meet with other world leaders. He has no clue as to what he is doing.

[Still In Wisconsin]

4. Trump did his end zone dance on the 40 yard line

and got flattened.

[MyOwnPeace]

5. Yes, indeed!

Perfect description!