1. How Trump Got Outplayed on North Korea

From The New York Times: "But by once again catching American allies off guard and publicly antagonizing North Korea, the administration has further undermined its own leverage."

2. Trump's clueless handling of Kim is to blame for summit fiasco

From CNN: "Rarely has a President shown himself to be more clueless than Trump in his handling of the Korean crisis."

3. Trump impulsively blows up the North Korea summit

From The Washington Post: "His strategy-free actions could have dire consequences that he and his administration have not bothered to calculate."

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