RUSH EXCERPT:
BAKARI: “It is a historic moment but it’s a historic moment of theater, pure political theater. It’s nothing more, nothing less. That does not advance the international interest of the United States or any other surrounding countries. I mean, the fact is this, what we did was we validated a nuclearized North Korea. That is what we have. And the fact is that as David stated, the first summit, I think, the quote was it didn’t go so well. I don’t know what we get out of doing this. And just to tie in the chunking of the Iranian nuclear agreement that we had, why would anyone agree to a long-term agreement with this president of the United States knowing that we have no continuity among administration. And so my last point is one — and this is more personalized but I was thinking about this morning as we’re preparing about Otto — Otto Warmbier’s parents and how they have to feel about you going and actually legitimizing someone who is a terror and a — he’s a dictator.”