May 24, 2018

Trump team praises brutal North Korean leader

By Patrick M. Cronin

President Donald Trump changes tone on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, CNN's Brian Todd reports. CNAS’s Patrick Cronin speaks on Kim Jong-un’s ultimate objectives in negotiations with the United States: Kim "wants to retain new nuclear weapons, while breaking the lift sanctions regimes, and inviting real invest and economic prosperity into his country."

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