Dem Rep Refuses to Give Trump Any Credit for North Korea Negotiations

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"Gregory Meeks says South Korea deserves credit for the possible release of American prisoners"

. . . "CNN’s Poppy Harlow brought up the pending release of detained U.S. citizens in North Korea, which the administration has said is "imminent," and Meeks said the credit for their release goes to Moon. Harlow and John Berman repeatedly asked Meeks why he would not commend Trump’s actions at all, but the congressman maintained Moon is the driving force of the negotiations.

. . . " 'It seems like you're doing everything you can to not say the president deserves credit," Harlow replied. "Is he doing a better job, for instance, than the Obama administration did or the Bush administration or the Clinton administration, handling North Korea right now?"

"Meeks did not answer the question, preferring to describe how Moon has taken the lead in starting a "dialogue" with the North.

" 'President Moon got elected based upon the fact that he wanted a better relationship with North Korea, and he went about doing it at the same time that President Trump was calling [Kim] ‘rocket man,’" Meeks said.

"The hosts asked Meeks a total six times whether Trump deserved any credit for the negotiations. After Meeks answered for the final time, Berman noted "Trump was part of the equation.' "

I must praise CNN for Ms. Harlow's efforts to pin down this Democrat for his shameful efforts at sheer propaganda.