Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder was an outrage, but not one that should alter U.S. policy towards Saudi Arabia. The same principle is true of Otto Warmbier’s murder and U.S. policy towards North Korea.

Warmbier, a young American citizen, died in June 2017 after suffering abuse at the hands of his North Korean captors. Warmbier’s fate says much about the distinct evil of North Korea’s governance. Yet I was shocked to see the anger that met President Trump’s tweet on Christmas Eve in relation to his plans for a new summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. CNN White House reporter Abby Philip, summed up this frustration.