Republican leaders throw caution flag on North Korea ‘deal’

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House and Senate Republican leaders offered cautious praise for President Trump’s agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and said it’s a deal that so far lacks clarity or guarantees.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the agreement is “an historic first step” that commits the U.S. and North Korea to keep trying for a deal to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

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