President Trump’s display of showmanship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exposed divisions within the administration and uncertainty about its goals.
That apparently worked. Trump announced talks would resume, and Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, who accompanied the president in the meeting with Kim, said working groups could get together as early as this month.
Both Bolton and Pompeo are more hawkish on North Korea than Trump, but while the secretary of State has softened his position to slide more in line with the boss, Bolton has not., and could force Pompeo to publicly back-peddle from his past positions. A senior administration official said Bolton’s trip to Mongolia, whose importance to U.S. policy the official stressed, was already on his schedule.
It remains to be seen whether Bolton is permanently losing influence and being marginalized, or if this is an isolated dispute.
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