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Trump Facing Backlash for Hanging Photo of Kim Jong Un in the White House
A photo of a murderous dictator in the White House?
Why not.
A photo of Donald Trump meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his recent trip to the country was one of four new pictures recently spotted hanging in the White House.
Bloomberg White House correspondent Jennifer Jacobs posted the picture of Trump and Kim hanging in the West Wing, writing in the caption that the photos were hung on the walls that day.
The photo shows Trump and Kim both looking down as the two stand in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Trump made history during his trip last month as the first sitting U.S. president to enter North Korea.
New photos hung on West Wing walls today include Kim Jong Un. pic.twitter.com/mW023luHfn
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) July 15, 2019
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June’s meeting with Kim was the third of Trump’s presidency, and Trump said this month that the North Korean leader was “so happy to see me” and that Kim couldn’t stop smiling.
Trump has received criticism for his unusually close relationship with Kim, a foreign dictator regularly accused of human rights violations. Trump has said his administration is working hard on denuclearization talks with Pyongyang, but experts doubt Kim would ever fully surrender his nuclear program.
The picture directly next to the photo of Trump and Kim shows the president with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles at an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, while another photo shows Trump standing with soldiers at the DMZ.
Twitter was sickened:
I honestly thought this was a joke. Even now, after two years of pure insanity.
— Courtney Unger (@Courtney_Unger) July 16, 2019
There's no word to describe how repulsive this is. tRump loves the intimidating tactics of dictators. Beyond deplorable.
Kim's political prison camps were guilty of 10 of 11 internationally recognized war crimes, including murder, enslavement and sexual violence. – Newsweek
— Paloma P (@palomapoetry) July 16, 2019
That pisses me off. Trump is wrecking this nation.
— lionessmom76 (@lionessmom76) July 15, 2019
I wonder what Otto Warmbier’s parents think of that.
— Evan (@EvanRVice) July 15, 2019
And yet the right wingers are appalled that soccer players dropped the flag for a hot second. This is true disrespect to our White House andnour country.
— TanksMom (@TanksMom4) July 16, 2019
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