- Following President Donald Trump’s unprecedented acceptance of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s offer to meet, reporters asked the White House why Trump would grant such a meeting, suggesting it would improperly amplify the regime’s profile.
- White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders suggested that news organizations were partly to blame for “elevating” North Korea’s status.
- During the 2018 Winter Olympics, several news reports compared White House senior adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump to Kim Yo-jung, Kim Jong-un’s sister. Both women made appearances at the Games in Pyeongchang.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders suggested that news organizations were partly to blame for “elevating” North Korea’s profile recently.
Asked during a Friday press briefing why President Donald Trump would indicate his willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un — given the North’s track record of human-rights violations and general misbehavior — Sanders said that she was “glad” the reporter brought the question up.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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