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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 09:53 PM Jun 2018

Trump predicts 'terrific relationship' with Kim Jong Un as historic summit begins

Source: NYPost

President Trump said Tuesday after meeting Kim Jong Un that he’s feeling “really great.” He says, “We’re going to have a great discussion and a terrific relationship.”

Kim says through an interpreter that it “was not easy to get here” and that there “were obstacles but we overcame them to be here.”

The two men are expected to meet on their own for the better part of an hour, with only a pair of interpreters in the room.

That decision has raised concerns about the risk of holding such a monumental meeting with barely anyone to bear witness.

Read more: https://nypost.com/2018/06/11/trump-predicts-terrific-relationship-with-kim-jong-un-as-historic-summit-begins/



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Trump predicts 'terrific relationship' with Kim Jong Un as historic summit begins (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jun 2018 OP
Further proof Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #1
Gag. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2018 #2
bring on the double cheeseburgers and bigly fries! NRaleighLiberal Jun 2018 #3
Ugh! That ridiculous tiny thumbs up thing again! smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #4
WTF is it with Trump and his thumb's up? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2018 #5
It's all about him, in his mind. Jedi Guy Jun 2018 #16
Dictators don't need witnesses. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #6
Does Kim Jung Un starve his country's poor children too? bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #7
There he goes. . . RexCasual Jun 2018 #8
+1 C Moon Jun 2018 #11
Trump shouldn't assume what hand gestures mean outside the USA rickford66 Jun 2018 #9
True. In Lower Slovakia a raised thumb is the same as saying, "Stick this in your asshole!" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2018 #13
Photo caption: Our Stupid World sofa king Jun 2018 #10
this will make Trumps boss, Putin very happy. olddad56 Jun 2018 #12
I still think Kim Jong Un is 'playing' Trump like french horn. Two devils for sure. YOHABLO Jun 2018 #14
There's no way in hell..... SergeStorms Jun 2018 #15
Watching the "signing" leaves no question in my mind ... Trump got played Greywing Jun 2018 #17
We don't want to have videohead5 Jun 2018 #18
Funny. quakerboy Jun 2018 #19
5. WTF is it with Trump and his thumb's up?
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 10:17 PM
Jun 2018

He did the same thing in the hospital after the Las Vegas shooting. He'd be in a hospital room with an injured patient and their family, grinning at the camera with a big thumb's up.

What's that all about?

Jedi Guy

(3,193 posts)
16. It's all about him, in his mind.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 02:06 AM
Jun 2018

The world's his stage, and the rest of us are bit players there to do our part to magnify his greatness. This is all a grand production starring him. Everything he does is to assure that his name is in lights and on everyone's lips. I don't think he views other people as real, actual beings with thoughts and feelings and goals independent of him.

That explains why he treats every appearance as if it were focused solely on him. I'm honestly surprised he didn't offer the shooting survivors his autograph as a memento of the highest point in their lives: a few minutes of interaction with him.

He's deeply narcissistic to the point of regarding everything through the lens of "Me me me, look at me, I'm so great." Running for President was never about helping people or making the world a better place. It was always about aggrandizing his wonderful self.

He's truly a disturbed person, and he'll do anything to make his mark on the history books. Look how desperate he is about the North Korea summit. All he wants is to be first, no matter the ultimate consequence. We're in deep shit.

RexCasual

(171 posts)
8. There he goes. . .
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 10:36 PM
Jun 2018

Gushing over murderous dictators again, while alienating our closest allies. He couldn't be making Putin happier. Fuck this treasonous piece of shit and everyone who supports or defends him!

13. True. In Lower Slovakia a raised thumb is the same as saying, "Stick this in your asshole!"
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 12:26 AM
Jun 2018

Standard Oil ran into this when they were searching for more modern name for their brand. At first, consideration was given to simply rebranding all stations as Enco, but that was shelved when it was learned that the word "Enco" is similar in pronunciation to the Japanese slang term enko, meaning "stalled car" (an abbreviation of enjin no kosho, "engine breakdown&quot .

Then they were going to call it Exon, until they were informed that James Exon was the governor of Nebraska. Renaming the company after a sitting governor seemed ill-advised.

The corporation finally added the second "x" and the rest is history.

And that is why you research words and gestures before you use them in other countries or parts of the U.S.

BTW, I have no idea what "thumb's up" means in Lower Slovakia.

olddad56

(5,732 posts)
12. this will make Trumps boss, Putin very happy.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 12:19 AM
Jun 2018

Since he and China are NK's biggest trading partner, with Russia already scoffing at the US trade sanctions that are already in place. You know Putin's bitch will lift those.

MARA - Make Russia Great Again.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
15. There's no way in hell.....
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 01:50 AM
Jun 2018

Kim is giving up his nukes. If Trump makes that the sticking point of his "negotiations" he's going to be disappointed. The nukes are what brought Trump to the bargaining table. If Kim cedes them to Trump he's lost face with his military, his people, and his only bargaining chip. That Trump doesn't realize this makes him look like a gigantic asshole.

Greywing

(1,124 posts)
17. Watching the "signing" leaves no question in my mind ... Trump got played
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 02:07 AM
Jun 2018

No teeth in what was signed ... probably just an agreement to keep talking, blah, blah, blah. Kim is the winner in this fiasco.

videohead5

(2,178 posts)
18. We don't want to have
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 02:51 AM
Jun 2018

A terrific relationship with a dictator that starves some of his people locks them up in camps...he killed his uncle with a flamethrower.

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