“That was an anomaly. Typically our prisoners and hostages and detainees get back more or less in one piece.”
One of the people responsible for securing Otto Warmbier’s release sided with President Donald Trump in his belief that North Korea leader Kim Jong Un wasn’t aware of the American’s condition.
Bergman added that when Warmbier was returned to America, the negotiator’s North Korean counterparts made a point to tell him that they were unaware of the 22-year-old’s condition. He said they did so to ensure that Bergman didn’t think they negotiated in bad faith because they valued the relationship between the two countries.
The comments were met with criticism from both sides of the aisle and Senator Rob Portman told NBC News that North Korea should never be let off the hook for what they did. Childers's conversation with Bergman was before many people publicly criticized Trump’s comments. However, she predicted Americans would be shocked by the president’s decision to absolve Kim, and that some may even call him naïve for believing the North Korean leader.
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