On the eve of his departure for his second summit with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, President Trump said: “I don’t want to rush anybody. As long as there is no testing, we’re happy.” Last April, Mr. Kim announced a halt to testing nuclear weapons and missiles, a positive but reversible step. Remarkably, President Trump has declared himself content with a nuclear armed North Korea. For Mr. Trump, diplomacy with North Korea has always been about theater and politics. Mr. Trump instead touts his love of Mr. Kim at campaign rallies and generates Nobel Peace Prize nominations for himself with the aim of convincing his political base that he is a diplomatic genius.

Source: New York Times February 26, 2019 21:56 UTC