President Trump is facing bipartisan backlash after saying he did not believe North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was responsible for the death of American student Otto Warmbier.
and died shortly after being released from 17 months of detention. The cause of death remains unknown, as does how he became injured."There’s something wrong with Putin, Kim Jong Un — in my view, thugs — that the president chooses to believe," she said.Kyodo / Reuters file"Otto Warmbier's bogus arrest and brutal murder was an international incident," Warner said."Of course Kim knew about it.
"Americans know the cruelty that was placed on Otto Warmbier by the North Korean regime," Nikki Haley, Trump's former U.N. ambassador, tweeted on Thursday. "This is the conundrum of Donald Trump for many of us who like his policies and don't like a lot of the things he does and says...This is reprehensible what he just did," said Santorum, who credited the president for not making a deal with Kim."I mean he gave cover...to a leader who knew very well what was going on with Otto Warmbier. And again, I don't understand why the president does this, I am disappointed to say the least that he did it.
“I've never heard someone who did something wrong jump up and say, 'Yeah, I did it, I did it,” Romney said."I think there's no question that the government of North Korea has been responsible for a whole host of human rights abuses and atrocities."
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