Abbreviated pundit roundup: After attacking allies, Trump enjoys meeting with murderous dictator

We begin today’s roundup with David Axe at The Daily Beast who provides his take on what America lost at the Trump-Kim meeting:

Despite Trump telling reporters that his meeting with Kim went “better than anybody could have expected,” only one man truly had any reason to celebrate.

Kim walked away from the brief summit at a Singapore hotel on June 12 with all the legitimacy that a meeting with the world’s most powerful person confers—and without giving up very much in return. In addition, Trump said the U.S. would end war games with South Korea.

Make no mistake about it, the fact is this was a huge propaganda victory for North Korea and Kim Jong Un. And the same folks who are celebrating this degradation of the American flag are the ones who beat up on Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during anthem. Sad.

The Singapore summit statement is essentially aspirational:  no definitions of denuclearization, no timelines, no details as to verification. What is most troubling about all this is that the US gave up something tangible, namely, US-RoK military exercises, in exchange.

Claims of achievements from this summit are nonsensical. Trump got nothing except empty promises. Kim Jong Un achieved global standing for his evil regime and got military exercises cancelled. The sycophantic panting and exultations across the GOP and Trump media are delusional