Trump Sidelines North Korea Negotiator
Trump Sidelines North Korea Negotiator
March 20, 2019 at 7:36 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 87 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2019/03/20/trump-sidelines-north-korea-negotiator/
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President Trump has taken increased control of negotiations over North Koreas nuclear weapons program, sidelining his own top negotiator and dismissing the warnings of top intelligence and foreign policy advisors in the wake of last months failed summit in Vietnam, Time reports.
In recent days, Trump shut down an effort by Stephen Biegun, nominally the Administrations lead negotiator with Pyongyang, to reestablish a back channel through the Norths United Nations mission in New York
At the same time, Trump continues to dismiss the conclusions of the CIA, State and Defense Departments and other agencies that North Korea will not abandon its nuclear weapons program, continuing to insist that he and Kim can negotiate a deal, according to two U.S. officials.
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