Morning Jolt: ‘We Didn’t Put It in the Agreement because We Didn’t Have Time’

Some folks think I was too hard on President Trump, his comments, and the overall gist of the potential agreements at the Singapore summit. I wonder if those folks saw the comments from the president such as, "You have things that weren't included that we got after the deal was signed. I've done that before in my life. And we didn't put it in the agreement because we didn't have time."

Didn't have time?

What, was there some other place these guys needed to be? Was either leader worried about missing a flight or something? Trust me, Air Force One isn't going to take off without the president. This isn't the SAT, and there is no proctor declaring "pencils down" when the hour is complete.

I suppose you could argue that it didn't matter if the North Korean pledges were written down or not . . .

. . . because this regime has violated its own written pledges again and again ...

June 13 2018

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'We Didn't Put It in the Agreement because We Didn't Have Time' Jim Geraghty Some folks think I was too hard on President Trump, his comments, and the overall gist of the potential agreements at the Singapore summit. I wonder if those folks saw the comments from the president such as, "You have things that weren't included that we got after the deal was signed. I've done that before in my life. And we didn't put it in the agreement because we didn't have time." Didn't have time? What, was there some other place these guys needed to be? Was either leader worried about missing a flight or something? Trust me, Air Force One isn't going to take off without the president. This isn't the SAT, and there is no proctor declaring "pencils down" when the hour is complete. I suppose you could argue that it didn't matter if the North Korean pledges were written down or not . . . . . . because this regime has violated its own written pledges again and again ... Read More Top Stories Why Aren't College Students Learning Anything? Brad Polumbo Professors don't challenge them enough, nor do they challenge... Trump's Canada Feud Signals Weakness, Not Strength Jonah Goldberg Trump's Canada Feud Signals Weakness, Not Strength Dem Congressional Candidate Pepper Sprays Self in Ad for Gun Control Mairead McArdle 'It's incredibly painful, now I can't see anything,' candidate Levi Tillemann says as his eyes swell up in the ad. 'Wow, that's intense.' ADVERTISEMENT Kim's Big Day The Editors Kim Jong-un produced vague assurances of disarmament in exchange for American... NYC's War on Academic Excellence Michelle Malkin A new civil-rights struggle in education has exploded — yet the national media and the usual celebrity voices for equality and justice are nowhere to be... America's Entitlement Crisis Just Keeps Growing Michael Tanner Social Security & Medicare might be in even worse shape than you... Parkland and the Trouble with Appealing to 'Common Sense' Joseph Siegel It doesn't work as an argument and poisons the... Thousands of Online Child Sex Offenders Arrested in Nationwide Takedown Mairead McArdle Over 2,300 predators were arrested in the sting from March through May, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT Introducing NRPLUS We're 'Plus' for Some Very Good Reasons When you become an NRPLUS member, you join an exclusive National Review community, with benefits that touch the content you receive, your website experience, and ultimately your ability to help shape the conservative conversation. LEARN MORE TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: June 13, 2018 Trooping the Colour ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.