Update 5.30 am London:
"A great honor": In a bid for history, Trump flatters North Korea’s totalitarian leader, by @PhilipRucker @agearanhttps://t.co/hv5mXhZSZm
— Dan Eggen (@DanEggenWPost) June 12, 2018
.@Lawrence: “Two liars walk into a room” #msnbc pic.twitter.com/iW6ZuEtMTi
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) June 12, 2018
Trump believes a few hostile tweets and promises of aid will get Kim Jong Un to abandon his nuclear weapons. He believes this because that’s how it works on television. https://t.co/K0TmfRlijv via @thedailybeast
— csdickey (@csdickey) June 12, 2018
Trump mocks press at North Korea summit: "They never stop" https://t.co/dusjNuKqcL pic.twitter.com/iNdfcyI4Nt
— The Hill (@thehill) June 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/ColinKahl/status/1006370676540731392
https://twitter.com/AndrewBeatty/status/1006369692393631745
During photo op at working lunch, @POTUS asks press pool: " “Getting a good picture everybody? So we look nice and handsome and thin? Perfect.” No request from Kim. pic.twitter.com/Fse2LG1Qyq
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 12, 2018
Not looking good: US negotiators have been unable to get North Korea to offer a substantive pledge of denuclearization upfront, reports the Post. https://t.co/7cPwpDMzJN
— Jackson Diehl (@JacksonDiehl) June 11, 2018
Kim Jong UN’s nuclear/missile tests and President Trump’s taunts brought the world to the brink of war, now they shake hands.. are we supposed to thank them for it?
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) June 12, 2018
When you're almost done picking teams in gym class. pic.twitter.com/HjblABuKsm
— Mike Scollins (@mikescollins) June 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/1006348697704099841
Key things to look for in any joint statement:
1- the word denuclearization
2- timeline for denuclearization
3- scope of denuclearization, that is, for NK or entire peninsula
4- definition or details of denuclearization
5- plans for another summit #TrumpKimSummit— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 12, 2018
“Now we are seeing Trump unbound: a president increasingly confident in his own damaged instincts, untethered from reality and surrounded by advisers chosen to amplify his insanity.” https://t.co/UTuiM2nUBY
— Michael Gerson (@MJGerson) June 12, 2018
Earlier: ‘We’re America, Bitch…’
https://twitter.com/RealPressSecBot/status/1006296528221138945
Kim Jong-un understands Trump’s eagerness for a foreign policy win—and that gives him leverage in Singapore, Jonathan Pollack writes https://t.co/aQjh2h2iY2
— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) June 11, 2018
North Korea summit "is a gigantic success for Kim Jong-un"
"This whole meeting has transformed him from the despotic leader of an authoritarian concentration camp state to a global statesman, all because Donald Trump said yes without any preconditions" – @stengel pic.twitter.com/8k24nAGyHm
— The Beat with Ari Melber 📺 (@TheBeatWithAri) June 11, 2018
"We love you, Mr Kim"
North Korea's leader takes a stroll in Singapore ahead of the #TrumpKimSummit https://t.co/UTVVV4F7n3 pic.twitter.com/hKWBC2KXfT
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/katiepack/status/1006290136798199809
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/1006182746857857024
Trump won't bring up North Korea's human rights abuses at summit: report https://t.co/U0QCd82H81 pic.twitter.com/SkMywuQJbB
— The Hill (@thehill) June 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/alohalife/status/1006284976709464065
Is “Trump being played?” This Korean expert says the U.S. president shouldn’t underestimate “the North Korean leader, thinking he’s weird and crazy and being surprised to find out he’s not only not a lunatic, but quite reasonable and charming.” https://t.co/2Sx0SvP9Il
— CNBC (@CNBC) June 11, 2018
This scoop should frighten anyone hopeful of a nuclear deal: When the US met the North Koreans on May 27, DRPK said denuclearization should be *off the table* The position stunned Amb. Sung Kim, who was told by Pompeo that the two sides were getting closer https://t.co/Fztorz2ZDF pic.twitter.com/Bz2dJY2qf9
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) June 11, 2018
"Congress must put on its big-boy pants and do its job. Trump needs the oversight. And if he continues to complain about it, lawmakers should point him to the man who set the precedent — his own secretary of state.” https://t.co/OOXt2YgcW0
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) June 11, 2018
Pompeo did not directly answer my question about whether he agrees with Trump admin colleague Navarro that there is “a special place in hell” for Canadian Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) June 11, 2018
Kim has now seen up close the modern wonder that is Singapore, which transformed from a poor, corrupt port into an economic powerhouse in just a few decades. Trump will undoubtedly try to sell Kim on bringing this same transformation to North Korea in his lifetime. https://t.co/ZMUBKX30HA
— Graham Allison (@GrahamTAllison) June 11, 2018
So, um, summit journalists. Do not plug this in. Do not keep it. Drop it in a public trash can or send it to your friendly neighborhood security researcher. Call any computer science department and donate it for a class exercise. I’d be glad to take one off your hands, btw. https://t.co/vz8xjUIjVz
— Barton Gellman (@bartongellman) June 11, 2018
Meanwhile, in the non-West… pic.twitter.com/9JMzZWfyBz
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 11, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
Whoa. After hours of grinding diplomacy, @POTUS will submit himself to the probing questioning of…Sean Hannity!
I bet Kim will be speaking to HIS state media, too! https://t.co/yIfMOSA85w— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) June 11, 2018
The Trump campaign today announced a rally later this month to promote, among other things, "North Korea." For Trump, this has always been about his poll numbers and his supporters' "No-bel" chants. https://t.co/Z2QxcLGYly
— Ned Price (@nedprice) June 11, 2018
Scott Walker says building Canada border wall is a 'legitimate issue' https://t.co/vtArjoDcTi
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) June 11, 2018
With Trump admin already under fire over family separation issue, Sessions up the ante: moving to deny asylum for domestic and gang violence. w/@tedhesson https://t.co/DTPKjUBP7w
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) June 11, 2018
Ted Cruz defends Trump policy of ripping kids away from parents https://t.co/o7vHQaM3tg
— Tommy moderna-vaX-Topher (@tommyxtopher) June 11, 2018
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just ruled in favor of upholding Ohio's voter roll purge, allowing Ohio and other states to purge their voter registrations of individuals who haven't voted recently.
If you think you are registered, double check. We need your vote in the Midterms!
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) June 11, 2018
How Did the Supreme Court Give a Green Light to Massive Voter Suppression?
Two words: Neil Gorsuch. https://t.co/FsowrgpzXH
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) June 11, 2018
There is no serious argument that Robert Mueller’s appointment under Justice Department regulations violates the Constitution, writes George Conway (@GTConway3d): https://t.co/os4G63K7Fb
— Lawfare (@lawfare) June 11, 2018
A glimpse of the voter demobilization software built by AggregateIQ for SCL Elections/CambridgeAnalytica discovered by @VickerySec juxtaposed against the seminal @JoshuaGreen @sissenberg Project Alamo article. https://t.co/QXGMofNT5R pic.twitter.com/nYTu8SjqBn
— David Carroll 🦣 (@profcarroll) June 11, 2018
uh-oh…
"Trump was able to cobble together enough of a backlash constituency rooted in grievance—a largely white coalition—in a way that frankly would not be demographically possible 10 or 20 years from now," @brhodes tells @karl_vick. https://t.co/L75SjlIf6f
— Michael Kruse (@michaelkruse) June 11, 2018
Mr. Giuliani: my client deserves an apology for your sexist, disgusting, comments about her and women in general. I strongly suggest you provide one. Are you really taking the position that you have not viewed porn in the last year? Ever hear of something called an IP address?…
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) June 11, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
Theresa May set to avoid Commons defeat on customs union after agreeing compromise deal with Tory rebels https://t.co/nQTSZ1h00H
— The Independent (@Independent) June 11, 2018
Those Slovaks – coming over here. Taking our car production jobs. How dare they when they all need us more than we need them. Every day it gets worse. https://t.co/PtQpZ2mSFN
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) June 11, 2018
Jesus…
Tuesday's Daily Express
"Ignore the will of the people at your peril"#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers
(via @AllieHBNews) pic.twitter.com/ixPYvFS277— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 11, 2018
The front page of tomorrow's @TheSun is telling. It thinks it's being patriotic. Actually, this is the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.
If the press doesn't care about the details of the UK itself, why object to Parliament influencing the details of #Brexit? pic.twitter.com/TlgTDj3sk3
— Jamie Pow (@jamiepow) June 11, 2018
Glad to see the Sun celebrating the important contribution of the Loch Ness monster to the British economy. pic.twitter.com/kNvFAxh0Mh
— Matthew Sweet (@DrMatthewSweet) June 11, 2018
Are we ever going to move onto the "actual fucking details" part of brexit or do we move straight from the "vaguely threatening wankily-typeset jingoistic slogans on flags" stage straight to the final "alright, where's my cancer medication and food gone" phase? pic.twitter.com/7GaazrcYbj
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) June 11, 2018
Carole Cadwalla cut off by Nigel Farage when calling into his radio show on LBC following his interview with Arron Banks & Andy Wigmore @carolecadwalla pic.twitter.com/lTVnHzKq1a
— ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕝 (@icklepickle) June 11, 2018
Favourite 20 times this Tommy Robinson supporter was brutally owned on Twitterhttps://t.co/qJuLzug2HW pic.twitter.com/3bT5bzgmb8
— The Poke (@ThePoke) June 11, 2018
EXCLUSIVE Boris Johnson backs £15billion 'Brexit bridge' linking Scotland and Northern Ireland https://t.co/Ti6UW4xBr2 via @Telegraph
— Christopher Hope📝 (@christopherhope) June 11, 2018
Tony Macauley is a lot hairier and more dog-like than I imagined. @BelTel pic.twitter.com/f8MKXRpxTy
— David Murphy (@DavidMurphy) June 11, 2018