Fred and Cindy Warmbier, who have expressed appreciation of Trump in the past and were guests at his 2018 State of the Union address, said in a statement Friday they had been respectfully silent while Trump and Kim met in Vietnam. But no longer. « Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son Otto, » they said.
CINCINNATI — Unlike President Donald Trump, Otto Warmbier’s parents don’t believe North Korea’s leader.
The parents of the American college student who was sent home from North Korea in a vegetative state spoke out Friday, after Trump’s comment this week that he takes Kim Jong Un « at his word » that he was unaware of any mistreatment during the young man’s 17 months of captivity. Warmbier died at age 22 soon after his return in June 2017.
Fred and Cindy Warmbier, who have expressed appreciation of Trump in the past and were guests at his 2018 State of the Union address, said in a statement Friday they had been respectfully silent while Trump and Kim met in Vietnam.
But no longer.
« 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, » they said. « No excuses or lavish praise can change that. »
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Friday on the Fox News show « America’s Newsroom » that Trump has « deep affection » for the Warmbiers, shares their grief and agrees North Korea is responsible.
