JUST IN: Otto Warmbier's family is pushing back on Pres. Trump's claim that Kim Jong Un didn't know about their son's condition: “Kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. No excuses or lavish praise can change that.”
"We have been respectful during this summit process. Now we must speak out. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son Otto. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. No excuses or lavish praise can change that. Thank you," Fred and Cindy Warmbier said in a statement provided to CNN.
After a second summit with Kim in Vietnam, President Trump said Thursday he does not hold Kim responsible for Warmbier's death. Donald Trump's shocking, shameful about-face on Otto Warmbier"He tells me that he didn't know about it and I will take him at his word," Trump said.Warmbier was an American student held captive by the North Korean regime for over a year and released back to the US in June 2017. Warmbier died days after his return.
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