Monday, May 7, 2018

North Korea: Trump Undermining Talks


There are reports that North Korea is unhappy with egomaniacal narcissist Donald "Rump" Trump claiming that his actions were responsible for the recent breakthroughs between North and South Korea. Rump has said that his "fire and fury" talk, coupled with sanctions were the driving forces behind the thaw in relations and move toward denuclearization talks. Calling Rump's bragging "misleading," a North Korea government spokesman pushed back:
"The U.S. is deliberately provoking the DPRK at the time when the situation on the Korean Peninsula is moving toward peace and reconciliation."
Rump's rhetoric disregards the role that South Korean President Moon played with his "Olympics Diplomacy" and the intervention of North Korea's key ally, China's President Xi. Rump's extreme narcissism and his delusional belief that he's a presidential figure on a par with George Washington or Abraham Lincoln doesn't bode well for "negotiations" with a Korean dictator who is well-prepared on the issues confronting the peninsula, and will know how to push back on Rump and even gain advantage over the ADD-impaired, flattery-influenced Rump. So far, North Korea is signaling Rump that beating his chest about his "accomplishment" may set him up for a comedown.