Bolton: Hanoi summit 'unquestionably a success'

John Bolton.
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President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been decried as a failure, as the two heads of state were unable to come up with any meaningful agreement toward North Korean denuclearization.

But in an appearance on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday, National Security Adviser John Bolton told host Jake Tapper that the summit was "unquestionably a success because the president protected, defended American interests."

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When Tapper pushed back, arguing that "nothing new has been achieved," Bolton said that the summit showed "again, the potential for the opening of North Korea." Watch the exchange below. Tim O'Donnell

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.