Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein Comments on Trump-Kim Summit

Trump says North Korea has “awesome” potential

Hanoi, Vietnam — President Donald Trump’s message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been simple and clear: Give up your nuclear weapons and a flood of wealth will soon be yours for the taking.

But here’s a nagging question — Is that really what Kim wants?

With Trump and Kim descending on Hanoi for their second summit, there has been a persistent suggestion that Kim will look around at the relative prosperity of his Vietnamese hosts and think that he, too, should open up his country to more foreign investment and trade.

Read the full article in CBS News.

 

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