The US-DPRK Singapore Summit is now back on for June 12, only one day after that odd letter of May 24, but consistent with Trump being played amidst the normalized chaos of the WH. Trump now is his own bystander.
When the going gets weird...
It’s the sign of true Trumpian chaos now that Ivanka Trump has to go to Fresno to campaign for Devin Nunes. Chalk it up to the power of that noted “left-wing rag” the Fresno Bee.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who represents Bakersfield, will join the First Daughter in Fresno for her “Keep The House” visit.
“She’s popular, anybody from the Trump family is welcome, and we are honored and excited to see them,” Fresno County Republican Party Chair Fred Vanderhoof told ABC 30.
Central Valley Democrats view the visit as a sign that Nunes is fearing a challenge by Fresno County Deputy District Attorney Andrew Janz.
Chaos agency at work.
The cancellation of the summit revealed the strategic incoherence and chaotic, ill-informed process of President Trump and his team. In March, Trump accepted the US-DPRK summit without full discussions with his team.
Since then, US administrations at all levels have apparently failed to make adequate preparations, resulting in a loss of clear understanding on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and details of various specific technologies.
On Monday, Vice President Pence suggested that Mr. Kim would be overthrown like Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi if he doesn't make a deal on US terms. "This will only end like the Libyan model ended if Kim Jong Un doesn't make a deal."
On Wednesday, the Secretary of State Pompeo said the US hadn’t made any concessions to persuade Kim to come to the negotiating table and did not intend to make any concessions in the future. But at same time, President Trump said he would not seek the Libya Model and will guarantee the DPRK security if the DPRK agrees to denuclearize themselves.
The lack of coordination between such decision-makers has caused the DPRK to have suspicions about the summit and the actual intentions of the US.
PYONGYANG, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has called for building a world-class beach resort in the eastern port city Wonsan, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Saturday.
More interesting is the concurrent announcement that the DPRK WPK will be building a resort on the Sea of Japan. Did they get $500 million from Chinese investors, too?
If you believe that letter malarkey, you’ll know that ‘political dummy’ and his boss were trying to save face with that stunt, having had the Pompeo planning committee stood up by the DPRK last week at Singapore. And then there’s the non-existent senior advisor who is Matt Pottinger, doing a media briefing about which 45* was still unaware three days later.
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said here on Friday that the United States will possibly reinstate the meeting with the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un.
Apparently Mooch units still have value, as he spars with the DPRK parody site.