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Trump should give North Korea two weeks to stop playing him

By Tom Rogan

Published July 2, 2018 5:43pm ET

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Trump should give North Korea two weeks to stop playing him — In this undated photo provided on July 2, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Mill in Sinuiju, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. | (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

With North Korea continuing its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons development programs, President Trump should give Kim Jong Un two weeks to suspend his bad faith actions or face U.S. withdrawal from ongoing negotiations.

While it has been known that North Korea was continuing its illicit development programs alongside pledges to the contrary, varied reporting over the past few days has proven that fact beyond a doubt. And for Trump, that posits a moment of consequential choice.

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