Analysis: Pompeo repeatedly declines to blame Kim Jong Un personally for human rights abuses
By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow March 27 at 6:27 PM When the president you serve speaks glowingly about murderous dictators, it makes your job as his chief diplomat more difficult. Yes, sometimes you have to deal with such dictators, but you also need to avoid legitimizing them.
After Warmbier’s parents rebuked Trump, he tweeted, “Of course I hold North Korea responsible” — without saying whether he meant Kim personally. MALINOWSKI: Was he responsible for the decision not to allow Otto Warmbier to come home until he was on death’s door? POMPEO: I’ve heard him talk about her that way, yes. I don’t recall if it was in a public setting or not.
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