“There was a lot of heat when he went to visit Kim Jong-un,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said during a press briefing. She added that Trump’s view is that “people have to be spoken with, face to face, one on one. Diplomacy is about human beings making arrangements, talking about things, finding a common ground.”
Bruce emphasized the importance of Trump’s diplomatic approach, suggesting that his actions were rooted in broader goals. “I do know that President Trump is doing it for a reason, and that is to accomplish an end to bloodshed and massacres…So it is now clear that there is a commitment and an understanding of the importance of this kind of diplomacy,” she said.
She also criticized the previous Biden administration for its lack of dialogue with Moscow, saying that it was a time “where Russia wasn’t spoken to for at least three years.”
Bruce also brought up a meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House last February. Despite tensions, she stressed that diplomatic communication continued. “And yet it didn’t end the relationship. They met in Rome. They sat down with each other,” she said.
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