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One reason Trump misjudged North Korea is that he tends to take autocrats at face value. He did it again this morning on the brutal death of Otto Warmbier, saying of Kim:
“He tells me he didn't know about it, and I take him at his word,” Trump said.
washingtonpost.com/politics/he-te…
“He tells me he didn't know about it, and I take him at his word,” Trump said.
washingtonpost.com/politics/he-te…
He refused to hold the Saudi leadership to account for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, an American resident and journalist:
“He’s the leader of Saudi Arabia. They’ve been a very good ally,” Trump said in an interview in the Oval Office.
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
“He’s the leader of Saudi Arabia. They’ve been a very good ally,” Trump said in an interview in the Oval Office.
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
And, of course, in Helsinki he took Putin's word over that of America's intelligence community:
"I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today."
cnn.com/2018/07/16/pol…
"I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today."
cnn.com/2018/07/16/pol…
In other words:
