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1/4 Why I think Trump "walked" at Hanoi summit: 1) Trump may have been bent out of shape by House testimony of "rat" Michael Cohen (Pelosi could have rescheduled hearing for March 1) and likely hardly slept the night before; 2) Trump has no patience for small steps and arms
2/4 control minutae, and sought a "big deal" to get this Korea thing over with; he definitely was not thinking of South Korea's best interests, and he's still asking ROK to pay more; 2) Bolton never met a wrench he didn't want to throw in the works of an arms control negotiation
3/4 (such as broadening an "ask" at the last minute); it's unbelievable to give Bolton a seat at the table and not Biegun, which only lowered his profile; 3) The North always asks for more than it expects to get, but Kim wanted to see how far he could push an impatient Trump who
4/4 wanted a deal to protect him politically from House investigations; in any case, walking from deal boosted Trump's approval ratings 3 points. 4) Inadequate prep on both sides, essential prior to a summit.
