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Subject:FW: Office of Vice President Biden Intelligence Briefing for Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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Biden in the News
Biden Rips Trump’s Agreement With Kim.
The Washington Times (6/12, Boyer) reports that former Vice President Joe Biden blasted President Trump’s “deal with North Korea on denuclearization Tuesday, saying Mr. Trump got taken to the cleaners by Kim Jong-un. ‘Talking to dictators is one thing; embracing them is another,’ Mr. Biden said” in a statement. He added, “So far, this is not a deal that advantages the United States or makes us safer.” Biden, “who hasn’t ruled out a bid for the presidency in 2020, said Mr. Trump’s deal has ‘reduced our leverage and signaled a weakening of our alliance in return for vague promises to begin nuclear negotiations – the same kind of promises that the North Korean regime has made to American presidents of both parties in the past – and broken repeatedly.’” The Los Angeles Times (6/12, Cloud) also reports Biden’s reaction – in a story headlined “Trump’s Decision To Halt Military Exercises With South Korea Leaves Pentagon And Allies Nervous” – and The Hill (6/12, Anapol) reported that Biden said Trump “gave Kim ‘many sought-after wins up front without getting anything in return.’” Biden “also argued that the deal between Trump and Kim shows an inappropriate embracing of a dictator, and that it does not make the US safer. ‘While we should never refuse to speak with our adversaries, neither can we ignore the horrendous human rights abuses North Korea’s leaders perpetrate against their own people,’ Biden said.”
Mediaite (6/12, Feldman) reported that Biden “is also troubled by the lack of prep Trump said he took in advance of the meeting: ‘By his own admission, the President did not prepare for the Singapore meeting – an inexcusable and irresponsible approach to a high-stakes negotiation. Going forward, I hope that the President and his team will focus on what’s necessary for our safety and security– – the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. That is a goal we all share.’” On CNN’s NewsroomImage removed by sender. Video (6/12), host Brooke Baldwin read Biden’s statement.