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Byron York: On North Korea, a president who tried something different
by Byron York  | June 12, 2018 10:44 AM

Reaction to President Trump's summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has broken down along the usual Trump-anti-Trump divisions. The truth is, it will take a while before it's clear whether the summit achieved anything or not.

But give the president credit for trying a new approach to an intractable problem.

Trump had no electoral mandate on North Korea. Despite the oversized role it has played in his presidency, the issue of Kim did not come up much in the 2016 campaign. It was rarely discussed in the GOP primary debates and wasn't a factor in the Trump-Clinton general election debates.

Read more at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/byron-york-trump-tried-something-different-north-korea-summit

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By George, he's got it.


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I don't see how it is possible to take much issue with that article.

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I got no problem with that.  It’s more or less the way I feel. 

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By George, he's got it.

York sums it up pretty well.

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Nailed it!
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