North Koreans are trying to figure out the Tao of Trump.
North Korea is eager to know if President Donald Trump is “crazy,” according to a U. S. negotiator in an interview with Politico published Monday.
“I think they really want to know what is his end game,» said Suzanne DiMaggio, a director at the New America think tank. «They want to know if he’s crazy, or if this is just an act. Is this a good cop/bad cop that he’s doing with [Secretary of State Rex] Tillerson? These are the sorts of questions that they have.»
DiMaggio has spoken to North Korean officials several times this year in “track 2” discussions. These are discussions typically between non-governmental entities, but in North Korea’s case, there aren’t many non-governmental entities.
The U. S. has no official diplomatic ties with North Korea, but Tillerson confirmed earlier this year that the State Department has been attempting to communicate with Pyongyang via back channels.
DiMaggio said that Trump has made possible attempts at negotiations with North Korean’s harder because of his rhetoric and turmoil he faces in the U. S.
“And what I see with Trump is he has made it even harder in a number of ways.
