Rep. Doggett on Trump & Kim Jong Un Meeting Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, reacted to the announcement by South Korea's National Security Adviser that President Trump has accepted an invitation by North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un to meet "by May." Rep. Doggett said:

"May meetings are better than May missiles. Most any step that slows the march to a catastrophic war represents a positive development. But the prospect of the ever vacillating, uninformed, impulsive, and easily flattered Donald Trump negotiating anything important is a little scary. So far he has made a giant concession to North Korea in elevating its status to international equal with this presidential summit, rewarding North Korea's nuclear program, while getting little in return. Many uncertainties surround this coming together of two different, authoritarian figures with giant egos. Like any other Trump endeavor, let's keep our expectations reasonable, hoping for a breakthrough instead of a breakdown that takes us even closer to war."

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