National Security Adviser John Bolton defends President Trump's comments about Kim Jong Un and Otto Warmbier.
"When he says I'm going to take him at his word, it doesn't mean that he accepted as reality; it means that he accepts that's what" Kim said," Bolton said.
Bolton's comments came amid a Sunday political talk show blitz following the president's summit with Kim in Vietnam last week. Trump left his second summit with North Korea's leader without any denuclearization deal.On Sunday, Bolton called for North Korea to give"a complete accounting of who was responsible for what happened to" Warmbier.
I never like being misinterpreted, but especially when it comes to Otto Warmbier and his great family. Remember, I got Otto out along with three others. The previous Administration did nothing, and he was taken on their watch. Of course I hold North Korea responsible....Trump also said in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, “I'm in such a horrible position because in one way I have to negotiate. The other way, I love Mr. and Mrs. Warmbier, and I love Otto.
Wallace noted on Sunday that Trump has previously sided with autocratic leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the face of information from U.S. intelligence."I don't think that's what he's saying, and if you take the case of Jamal Khashoggi, he and others in the administration have said repeatedly we want from Saudi Arabia a complete top-to-bottom explanation of what happened," Bolton said.
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