memeorandum: Trump, Kim co-star in U.S.-made summit film mixing propaganda, Hollywood (Reuters)

3:15 PM ET, June 12, 2018

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Reporters thought this video was North Korea propaganda. It came from the White House. — Reporters crowded into a Singapore auditorium Tuesday, expecting President Trump to walk out and announce the results of his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Discussion: Mother Jones

Meghan Keneally / ABC News:

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I do trust him’: Trump opens up about Kim after historic summit — North Korea will denuclearize, President Donald Trump declared in an exclusive interview with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos just hours after intense and historic negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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ABC News:

President Trump sits down with George Stephanopoulos: TRANSCRIPT — President Donald Trump sat down for an exclusive one-on-one with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos after the president's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday in Singapore.

CNN:

READ: Full text of Trump-Kim signed statement — Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit — President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America …

Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:

Trump Was Outfoxed in Singapore — It sure looks as if President Trump was hoodwinked in Singapore. — Trump made a huge concession — the suspension of military exercises with South Korea. That's on top of the broader concession of the summit meeting itself, security guarantees …

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Greta Van Susteren / Voice of America:

Trump to VOA: 'We're Going to Denuke North Korea' — President Donald Trump spoke with VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren after his summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore about what the two discussed and what to expect next. — Van Susteren: What surprised you about Kim Jong Un?

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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:

Senator Tom Cotton On The Singapore Summit — Senator Tom Cotton joined me Tuesday morning to discuss the just completed summit in Singapore: — 06-12hhs-cotton — Transcript: — HH: Joined by United States Senator Tom Cotton. Good morning, Senator. — TC: Good morning, Hugh.

Discussion: Washington Post, Algemeiner.com and Washington Free Beacon

Bozorgmehr Sharafedin / Reuters:

Iran warns North Korea: Trump could cancel deal before getting home — LONDON (Reuters) - Iran warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday against trusting U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he could cancel their denuclearization agreement within hours.

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Washington Post:

The Singapore summit was a victory for Kim Jong Un — THE SINGAPORE summit was, without question, a triumph for Kim Jong Un and his North Korean regime. A dictator who has ordered the murder of his own family members, and who oversees a gulag comparable to those of Hitler and Stalin …

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Associated Press:

Trump shows Kim a video laying out the stakes of summit — SINGAPORE (AP) — President Donald Trump, the former reality television star with a knack for theatrics, tried a dose of Hollywood drama as he sought to sway North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their historic summit.

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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:

Trump Pledge to Halt Military Exercises Surprises Pentagon and Seoul — WASHINGTON — President Trump's pledge on Tuesday to cancel military exercises on the Korean Peninsula surprised not only allies in South Korea but also the Pentagon. — Hours after Mr. Trump's announcement in Singapore …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire

YouTube:
United States - North Korea Singapore Summit Video (English) (Destiny Pictures)

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Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Trump says he'll punish ‘the people of Canada’ because of Trudeau's news conference

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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post: The North Korea summit was a triumph of Trumpian stagecraft, and the media fell for it

Washington Post:
Trump-Kim summit: Trump says after historic meeting, ‘We have developed a very special bond’

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Victor Cha / New York Times:
Trump and Kim Have Just Walked Us Back From the Brink of War

Discussion: The Pacific Northwest Inlander, EconLog, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Gizmodo

Reuters: Trump, Kim co-star in U.S.-made summit film mixing propaganda, Hollywood

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The NRA appears to pull old legislator grades from its website

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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
Trump Showed Kim Jong Un A Fake Movie Trailer Starring The Two Of Them As Heroes

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Josh Rogin / Washington Post: The biggest winner of the Trump-Kim summit is China

Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump's unlikely allies on North Korea talks — progressive Democrats

Discussion: Daily Wire

Washington Post:
‘A great honor’: In a bid for history, Trump flatters North Korea's totalitarian leader

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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times: A reporter's chance to shout questions at a dictator and witness history

Jim Geraghty / National Review:
North Korea Wins Suspension of U.S. Military Exercise in Exchange for Promises, Magic Beans

Discussion: CNN, BuzzFeed and Hot Air

New York Times:
6 Highlights From Trump's News Conference, With a Full Transcript

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CNN:
Trump jokes he may say he was wrong about Kim but doesn't think he'll “ever admit that”

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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump's big concession to North Korea

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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
The Lasting Damage Of Trump's Disastrous Diplomacy

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Robert Bryce / National Review:
How the Kim Regime Has Weaponized Electricity

Discussion: THE WEICHERT REPORT

Pelosi / Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on North Korea Summit

Discussion: Townhall, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller

Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:

“The Era of Primal Trump”: Insiders Fear Trump Is Lurching from One Nuclear Showdown to Another — Advisers worry that with Singapore in the rearview mirror, “It's going to hit the fan pretty soon.” — During Donald Trump's sleepless-in-Singapore star turn, White House advisers …

Discussion: New York Daily News and Mediaite

Washington Post:
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump made at least $82 million in outside income last year while serving …

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William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:

White House Trade Official Backs Away From His Insult to Trudeau — Peter Navarro says he was mistaken to say there was ‘special place in hell’ for leaders like Canada's Justin Trudeau — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's senior trade adviser said Tuesday he had made a mistake …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and The Daily Caller

Bloomberg:

Trump's Trade Adviser Apologizes for ‘Inappropriate’ Trudeau Comments — Used ‘inappropriate’ words in effort to show strength, he says — White House's Hassett urges U.S., Canada to take ‘deep breath’ — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro apologized for suggesting Canadian …

Discussion: Townhall, Axios, CNBC, Toronto Star, Washington Free Beacon, The Week and Fox News

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Finally, a president with the guts to stand up to Canada

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Andrea Hopkins / Reuters:
Canada parliament condemns U.S. attack on Trudeau, country simmers

Discussion: Axios

Griffin Connolly / Roll Call:

New Court Documents Reveal Details of Yard Dispute That Hospitalized Rand Paul — Updated 2:55 p.m. | New court documents in Kentucky shed more light on details from the yard dispute that landed Sen. Rand Paul in the hospital with six broken ribs, among other thoracic complications, and could land his neighbor in prison.

Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:

Michael Avenatti: The Russians Are Trying to Run a Smear Job on Me … Michael Avenatti, the outspoken attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels, says the Russian government is trying to smear him in the press. Avenatti told The Daily Beast that people in the Kremlin have been trying to plant damaging stories about him in media outlets.

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story

Bridge Magazine:

History gets a conservative twist in Michigan social studies standards — References to gay rights, Roe v. Wade, climate change and “core democratic values” have been stripped from Michigan's new proposed social studies standards, and the historic role of the NAACP downplayed …

Discussion: Splinter

CNBC:

Tesla to cut about 9% of jobs across company — Tesla will cut about 9 percent of its workforce, mostly focused on salaried positions. — Tesla shares remained 4 percent higher in trading Tuesday afternoon, however ahead of the news the stock had been up as much as 5 percent.

Amy Taxin / Associated Press:

APNewsBreak: US launches bid to find citizenship cheaters — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. government agency that oversees immigration applications is launching an office that will focus on identifying Americans who are suspected of cheating to get their citizenship and seek to strip them of it.