Trump returns to critics after historic N.Korea stopUS President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un talk before a meeting in the Demilitarized ZoneWASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has returned from a historic, impromptu stop on North Korean soil to a skeptical Washington, with critics saying he is normalizing a nuclear-armed Pyongyang. - 'Not a photo-op' -But critics said that Trump was already spending precious diplomatic capital by meeting Kim on his own terms and inviting him to the White House. "Instead, we should be dealing with North Korea through principled diplomacy that promotes US security, defends our allies, and upholds human rights," Warren tweeted. Senator Kamala Harris, another Democratic presidential contender, said Trump "should take the North Korean nuclear threat and its crimes against humanity seriously." Such measures include sending humanitarian aid for impoverished North Korea and establishing a limited diplomatic presence in the two countries' capitals.

Source: Bangkok Post July 01, 2019 15:45 UTC