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Trump's big meeting with Kim Jong Un is already being blasted as a 'huge photo op' — and worse

It looks like Trump may soon be face-to-face with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — and some experts are already blasting the meeting before it happens.

  • President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Un.
  • Trump wants Kim to denuclearize his country.
  • Experts think the meeting could be a "huge photo op" — and may make the situation worse.
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It looks like President Donald Trump may soon be face-to-face with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — and some experts are already blasting the meeting before it happens.

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Ankit Panda, a senior editor at The Diplomat, agreed with Lewis' assessment. A meeting, he writes, could give Kim legitimacy by showing that he "has the thermonuclear, Washington-busting ICBM ... and now a US president has come to meet him to talk about nukes."

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