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Trump and Kim are the only ones getting what they want, the left says

By Bria Felicien
June 12, 2018

1. Trump and Kim got what they wanted. The rest of the world, not so much.

From Washington Post: "This is the image, the picture, that both men wanted to project around the world. But why?"

2. Trump let Kim Jong Un get away with murder

The Hill: "Trump is now a danger to the democratic alliance."

3. Trump Gushes Over North Korea

From New York Times: "The rest of the world holds its breath."

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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