Well, at least Trump KNOWS that North Korea is basically ignoring any steps towards denuclearization. Apparently he even realizes now that they haven't even turned over any human remains of soldiers yet. His comment regarding the process when speaking to CBS this week was "I'm in no real rush. I mean, whatever it takes, it takes." I guess he was tired of winning so much.
As it turns out, negotiations with North Korea have essentially been the North Koreans wasting the American's time, to the point of literally leaving an American negotiator waiting for a scheduled meeting for three hours before canceling said meeting.
What I am wondering now is whether Trump really believed he had manages a breakthrough with North Korea because he had the summit. Certainly other Presidents had tried to get North Korea to change their nuclear policy, and failed, although none had met with a North Korean leader, going that "extra step," to bring their personal charisma into the equation on a one on one basis. Trump may have honestly believed that such a step would be the deciding factor. It's the sort of thing a businessman might believe, and his declarations after the meeting seem to indicate that he believed that the meeting was successful, and that real action was immediately forthcoming.
The real question now is just how long is "whatever it takes?" When does Trump admit that North Korea isn't going to change their policy, and when he admits that, what will he do?
- Trump Charity lawsuit by New York Attorney General
- FBI investigation (it keeps being called a Russian Collusion investigation, but I'm pretty sure more to it than that at this point)
- North Korea
- The Space Force
- The Border Wall
- Alien Children Detention/family separation
- Presidential Pardons
- Civil War Monuments
- Muslim Travel Ban
- China Tariffs/Trade
- Canada-G7 Tariffs/Trade
- NAFTA
- Puerto Rico response
- Military Parade in Washington
- World Trade Organization
- Covfefe Syndrome
- NATO
- Russia/Putin relationship
Giuliani still there as Lawyer
John F. Kelly still there as Chief of Staff - 6-29-2018 Trump says "Things Happen."
Jeff Sessions still there as Attorney General
Sarah Huckabee Sanders still there as Press Secretary, rumors continue to be denied.
Mike Pompeo - Secretary of State
John Bolton - National Security Advisor
Marc Short - White House Legislative Affairs Director - no denial of plans regarding his departure prior to the 2018 midterms.
Kirstjen Nielsen - Homeland Security Secretary
Joe Hagin - White House deputy Chief of Staff is resigning.- reported June 19th
Scott Pruitt - EPA Director - Resigned 7-5-2018
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