President Biden has laid out a fascinating pre-condition were he and North Korea’s tinhorn dictator Kim Jong Un ever were to meet face to face.
Biden said Kim must demonstrate that he is “sincere” about talks with the United States. Well … that seems to rule out any such bilateral meeting any time before the next Ice Age.
Kim Jong Un met with Donald Trump a couple of times during Trump’s term in office. I don’t recall the POTUS laying out any such pre-meeting requirement. Instead, he spoke publicly of the “love letters” he and Kim exchanged. It sounded a tad kinky, if you want my take on it.
Joe Biden isn’t inclined to shake Kim Jong Un’s hand without first getting some assurances that I do not believe Kim is capable of delivering.
No one on this side of the ideological divide can possibly trust a single thing that Kim ever would say. The guy has killed members of his own family; his people are starving while he pours billions of dollars into nuclear weapons.
Can Kim Jong Un be trusted? Nope. Thus, President Biden would be wise to keep his distance.