North Korean denuclearization doesn’t require Trump whitewashing their crimes against humanity

Published June 18, 2018 5:57pm ET



If you’re past 12 years of age, and own a device connected to the Internet, chances are you witnessed live the moment where President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for the first time. If you take any interest in the magnitude of this event, you might have seen them eating lunch together, cracking a few jokes, and exchanging pats on the back (or haircut tips).

Their time together ended with a hearty handshake and friendly remarks. Trump talked about installing condos on North Korean beaches, and Dennis Rodman, the controversial ex-NBA player, was in tears on CNN. If you had just been teleported from 2014, you would be convinced the world transformed into a Stanley Kubrick classic. What are we truly to make of this?

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