President Trump promised he wouldn’t allow the CIA to use spies against North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un after reports surfaced that Kim’s half brother had been a U.S. intelligence asset before he was assassinated in Malaysia.
Kim Jong Nam was killed in February 2017 — allegedly while he was en route to meet a CIA contact — by two women who sprayed a nerve agent in his face. U.S. officials quickly placed the blame for the killing on North Korea.
Trump, speaking to reporters on the White House lawn Tuesday before leaving on a campaign trip to Iowa, was asked about Kim Jong Nam’s spying, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
“I don’t know, I have not heard about that,” the president said, before contradicting himself and assuring Kim Jong Un that his administration wouldn’t do anything so underhanded.
“I saw the information about the CIA with respect to his brother or half brother, and I would tell him that would not happen under my auspices, that’s for sure,” Trump said. “I wouldn’t let that happen under my auspices.”
The president, as he has in the past, lavished praise on Kim and expressed gratitude for his friendship.
“I just received a beautiful letter from Kim Jong Un. I can’t show you the letter, obviously, but it was very personal, very warm, very nice letter,” Trump said.
“North Korea, under his leadership, has great potential,” Trump continued.
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Trump can't be bothered to read (or even sit through) the PDB, which the IC has to condense down to idiot-level bullet-points for him, but he thinks he can handle CIA agent recruitment and vetting.#WINNINGhttps://t.co/nPG977AfN2
— John Schindler (@20committee) June 11, 2019
Trump sided with Putin over our own Intelligence officials. Now he sides with Kim Jong un over our own CIA.
And Republicans applaud. https://t.co/TdJiVDsZaO
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) June 11, 2019
Good luck to all those operations officers out there trying to recruit hard targets in denied territory. https://t.co/lKnkAhkz4s
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 11, 2019
Again demonstrating Trump’s love for dictators — true enemies of this nation — instead of his own country.
Make Americs Great Again? Nope. Another Trump lie.
This guy is way off the rails and out of control. I fear for our country.
Trump genuinely doesn't understand that if it's true the CIA recruited Kim's brother, that would be a huge win for USA. Trump: "I wouldn't let that happen under my auspices."
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) June 11, 2019
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