Wow. I thought I was used to the bizarre requests coming of the prezzy’s twitter, but even I am kinda jarred by this one. El Presidente Trumpo just asked nonchalantly if Kim Jong Un wants to go shake hands at the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea?!
After some very important meetings, including my meeting with President Xi of China, I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with President Moon). While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2019
Er.. OK?
You might think these kinds of things might be requested in more formal channels, but not with Trump, NO SIR!! It’ll be interesting to see if Kim takes him up on it. I would guess he will. He’s all about making meaningless gestures in order to garner substantive concessions, and this would be a YUGE but meaningless gesture.
Make the DMZ Great Again!!!