Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea's Moon

Don't hold your breath waiting for Trump to get the Nobel Peace Prize.

There is no torrid love affair going on with Trump and the MSM. 

Unlike this guy who was in office all of like 45 minutes when he got his for doing absolutely nothing.

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"President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize. What we need is only peace," Moon told a meeting of senior secretaries.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said U.S. President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, a South Korean official said on Monday.

"President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize. What we need is only peace," Moon told a meeting of senior secretaries, according to a presidential Blue House official who briefed media.

Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday pledged to end hostilities between the two countries and work towards the "complete denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula in the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade.

Trump is preparing for his own summit with Kim, which he said would take place in the next three to four weeks.

That upcoming meeting was the main subject of a private walk and chat that Kim and Moon had during their meeting at the border, the official said.

In January, Moon said Trump "deserves big credit for bringing about the inter-Korean talks. It could be a resulting work of the U.S.-led sanctions and pressure".

Moon's Nobel Prize comment came in response to a congratulatory message from Lee Hee-ho, the widow of late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, in which she said Moon deserved to win the prize in recognition of his efforts, the Blue House official said.

Moon responded by saying Trump should get it.

Kim Dae-jung championed the so-called Sunshine policy of engagement with North Korea and won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize after engineering the first inter-Korean summit with former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

During Monday's meeting, Moon called for a joint study with the North of economic projects that could be resumed without violating international sanctions imposed on North Korea for its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

"The study is to set in motion the programs that are not subject to sanctions, while exploring what the two Koreas could do when the sanctions are lifted in the future," the official quoted Moon as saying.

The Trump administration has led a global effort to impose even stricter sanctions on North Korea.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Trump would maintain a "pressure campaign" of harsh sanctions on impoverished North Korea until Kim scraps his nuclear weapon program.

Late Saturday, Trump told Moon in a phone call that he was pleased the leaders of the two Koreas reaffirmed the goal of complete denuclearization during their summit, South Korean officials said on Sunday.

The White House said Trump and Moon had "emphasized that a peaceful and prosperous future for North Korea is contingent upon its complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization".

A senior adviser to Moon told Reuters last week that the South Korean government had a "comprehensive roadmap" that it was sharing with the United States ahead of Trump's meeting with Kim.

Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea's Moon

Now we know how she got 1% of the vote

Jill Stein campaign declines doc requests in Senate Russia probe

Former Green Party candidate Jill Stein's campaign has refused to comply fully with a request from the Senate Intelligence Committee for information and documents made as part of the committee's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, The Intercept reported Thursday.

The committee is reportedly looking into whether Stein's campaign was involved with a Russian effort to interfere in the election.

In a letter to the committee denying access to certain documentation, the Stein campaign's lawyers wrote that the request was "so overbroad in reach as to demand constitutionally protected materials."

(But it was OK to raid Trump's lawyer's office)

The Stein campaign did provide part of the committee's request but refused to turn over the campaign's internal communications regarding Russian policy, calling them "not pertinent to the subject of Russian interference" in the elections.

The campaign, however, has said it will provide details about Stein's proposed Russia policy to the committee.

The committee also requested all communications with "Russian persons, or representatives of Russian government, media, or business interests, including but not limited to any communications, discussions, or offers related to opposition research, from February 6, 2015, to the present."

According to The Intercept, Stein's campaign has already turned over communications with members of the Russian government and media, but have yet to release communication records with "all people of Russian descent."

Stein's campaign has said it will not turn over those communications because officials say such a request unfairly places suspicion on all people of Russian lineage.

Stein, who represented the Green Party in the 2016 presidential election along with running mate Ajamu Baraka, won just over 1 percent of the popular vote nationwide.

Who is Ajamu Baraka you say?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajamu_Baraka

 Now Imagine he was the VP. 

Now we know how she got 1% of the vote

White House pushes back on allegations against former Trump VA pick

This is what Barry said about Ronny Jackson in 2016:

 "Ronny does a great job — genuine enthusiasm, poised under pressure, incredible work ethic and follow through. Ronny continues to inspire confidence with the care he provides to me, my family and my team. Continue to promote ahead of peers."

After Trump nominated Jackson for his VA pick any and all videos of Obama praising Jackson have been removed.

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 Dr. Ronny Jackson , left, withdrew from consideration to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after criticism from U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.

The White House is pushing back against allegations that helped sink the nomination of presidential physician Ronny Jackson to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Jackson, 50, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy and veteran of the Iraq War who has served as White House physician since 2006, was nominated this year to succeed David Shulkin as head of the VA, the second-largest agency in the federal government.

President Trump has called Jackson an "American hero" and "one of the finest men that I've met in the last long period of time."

"One of the finest men that I've met in the last long period of time."

- President Donald Trump, commenting on Dr. Ronny Jackson

But Jackson withdrew his nomination Thursday, in part because of a flood of allegations, including that he drank on duty and once crashed a government vehicle. Many of the accusations were compiled by the office of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who dubbed Jackson "Candyman," based on accusations that Jackson liberally distributed medications.

On Friday, however, the White House said internal records, including police reports, revealed that alcohol was never a factor in Jackson's three minor incidents with government vehicles over five years, nor was he ever found at fault – contradicting Tester's claims. 

Instead, the White House said, records show that in one instance an upset driver punched out a window on Jackson's vehicle during a trip to Camp David, Md., and in another case, a side-view mirror was hit by a passing truck.

The Secret Service also challenged a CNN report that said Jackson had to be stopped by agents during an overseas trip for banging on a White House staffer's hotel room door, over concerns that the noise might disturb then-President Barack Obama.

"A thorough review of internal documents related to all Presidential foreign travel that occurred in 2015, in addition to interviews of personnel who were present during foreign travel that occurred during the same time frame, has resulted in no information that would indicate the allegation is accurate," the statement reads, according to the Washington Post.

"A thorough review of internal documents ... has resulted in no information that would indicate the allegation are accurate."

- Secret Service report on accusation against Dr. Ronny Jackson

Jackson "regretfully" withdrew his name from contention 

on Thursday, calling the allegations "completely false and fabricated."

"If they had any merit, I would not have been selected, promoted and entrusted to serve in such a sensitive and important role as physician to three presidents over the past 12 years," he said in a statement, adding that "the false allegations have become a distraction for this President and the important issue we must be addressing – how we give the best care to our nation's heroes."

Trump defended Jackson during an interview Thursday morning on "Fox and Friends."

"He would have done a great job, he has a tremendous heart," Trump said. "These are false accusations. They are trying to destroy a man."

Raj Shah, White House deputy press secretary, also blasted the claims against Jackson.

"Sen. Jon Tester engaged in character assassination against a decorated rear admiral in the United States Navy, and he didn't have a shred of evidence to back it up," Shah said, according to Politico. 

Jackson, who previously served presidents Obama and George W. Bush, was tapped by Trump to lead the VA after Shulkin departed March 28.   

White House pushes back on allegations against former Trump VA pick

North Korea's Kim Jong Un crosses DMZ line for historic meeting with South Korea

I'm still very skeptical concerning North Korea's abrupt about-face. That said, I hope this is a turning point. Who would have imagined 6 to 8 months ago this would ever materialize? 

via https://earloftaint.com

Of course, Trump will NEVER get the credit from the MSM but only he could have pulled this off.

When you think about it Trump is truly amazing. He's gotten more done in his short tenure despite Mueller an anchor around his neck and members of his own party continually stabbing him in the back. Imagine what he could do with a little help!

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Kim Jong-un has become the first North Korean leader to step into the South for 65 years as he met with President Moon Jae-in for a historic peace summit on Friday

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has crossed the line dividing the demilitarized zone to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in what's being described as a historic summit.

Kim made that first step, a great leap for the Korean Peninsula. The two posed for photos facing the North, then facing the South. Just about when Moon ushered Kim to walk toward the red carpet, Kim made a gesture offering Moon to take a step back across the demarcation line, to his side of the border. Whether pre-planned or not, the two smiled and took that step holding hands.

Escorted by traditional music, Moon and Kim walked together to the "Peace House," a three-story building where the official summit will take place.

Inside the "Peace House," Kim signed the guest book, writing in it for more than a minute. The two leaders then went into a reception room for a private conversation.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend the inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom, April 27, 2018.

It's the first time since 2007 leaders of the two countries have met and are part of a recent thawing of relations as South Korea and the United States have focused on diplomacy in their efforts to dismantle North Korea's nuclear program.

The summit has been in the works for some time, with the stage being set by two previous meetings between high-level officials from the North and South, as well as the North's participation in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, earlier this year. The two nations marched under one flag.

ReutersNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in as both of them arrive for the inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom, April 27, 2018.

It was all smiles as North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un (left) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shook hands and posed for photos inside the Peace House

The meeting is also a precursor to President Donald Trump's own announced meeting with Kim, which is expected to take place in May or early June, though Trump cast doubt on it Thursday.

"It could be that I walk out quickly -- with respect, but it could be. It could be that maybe the meeting doesn't even take place. Who knows?" Trump told Fox News' "Fox & Friends."

The U.S. and North Korea have narrowed down the location to five possibilities, according to Trump, with three or four dates in the running. A senior U.S. official previously told ABC News that Trump had ruled out China and that it was highly unlikely Kim would agree to meet in the U.S. or that Trump would agree with a location in North Korea.

Possible venues are Europe -- including Switzerland, where Kim attended a university, or Sweden, the U.S.'s protecting power in North Korea -- South Asia, and the DMZ between North and South Korea.

Korea Summit Press Pool 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in walk together at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, April 27, 2018.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un crosses DMZ line for historic meeting with South Korea

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