Political columnist Matt Bai argued on 'Meet the Press' Sunday that Donald Trump’s administration is “entirely without empathy.”
Political columnist Matt Bai has argued that Donald Trump’s administration is “entirely without empathy,” commenting on the president’s remarks regarding North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and dead United States citizen Otto Warmbier.
“He tells me he didn't know about it, and I take him at his word,” Trump said of Kim during a press conference following a summit with the North Korean leader in Vietnam. “I don't believe he would have allowed that to happen… It just wasn't to his advantage to allow that to happen.” The president has been harshly criticized from across the political spectrum for the comments, with some analysts pointing out that Trump routinely chooses to trust the words of authoritarian leaders over those of his own officials. During a Sunday panel discussion on NBC News Meet the Press, Bai weighed in on the controversy.
Helene Cooper, a correspondent for The New York Times, also shared some perspective on Trump’s comments regarding Kim and Warmbier, drawing parallels to the president’s deference to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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