So Trump tweeted something curious about North Korea


Here's a weird Trump tweet: 
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1094035813820784640

 Here's the text:
"North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, will become a great Economic Powerhouse. He may surprise some but he won’t surprise me, because I have gotten to know him & fully understand how capable he is. North Korea will become a different kind of Rocket - an Economic one!"

 So he's praising a socialist regime for being an economic powerhouse. There's no real reason to believe that North Korea is going to suddenly turn this around, at least outside of committee. So the question becomes why is he praising Un now.

The answer can provide an insight into Trump's foreign policy. This tweet comes right after Trump announced a new summit with North Korea in Hanoi in late February. Since Un is playing nice with Trump, Trump is playing nice with Un. Trump warned against socialism in his State of the Union address so he clearly doesn't believe in what he's saying. He just is kind to the people who are kind to him, and this has far reaching affects on America's relationship with the world.

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