President Donald Trump went further than just canceling the summit with Kim Jong-un — he immediately warned North Korea against taking any “foolish” steps. We speak with Victor Cha, who led US negotiations with North Korea under President George W. Bush, to get reaction. And, North Koreans were not happy about US officials’ talk of the “Libya model.” So, why did the Trump administration keeping mentioning Libya in the context of a now-canceled US-North Korea summit? Host Marco Werman speaks with nuclear nonproliferation expert Kelsey Davenport.
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