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Title: Byron York: On North Korea, a president who tried something different
Post by: TomSea on June 13, 2018, 01:55:29 pm
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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 (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/byron-york-trump-tried-something-different-north-korea-summit)
Title: Re: Byron York: On North Korea, a president who tried something different
Post by: endicom on June 13, 2018, 02:07:30 pm

By George, he's got it.

Title: Re: Byron York: On North Korea, a president who tried something different
Post by: Maj. Bill Martin on June 13, 2018, 02:08:17 pm
I don't see how it is possible to take much issue with that article.
Title: Re: Byron York: On North Korea, a president who tried something different
Post by: Oceander on June 13, 2018, 02:09:16 pm
I got no problem with that.  It’s more or less the way I feel. 
Title: Re: Byron York: On North Korea, a president who tried something different
Post by: skeeter on June 13, 2018, 02:22:58 pm
Quote from: endicom on June 13, 2018, 02:07:30 pm
By George, he's got it.

York sums it up pretty well.
Title: Re: Byron York: On North Korea, a president who tried something different
Post by: Bigun on June 13, 2018, 02:39:34 pm
Nailed it!