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On the recordMay 23, 2018
this was President Trump's decision. He walked away and, from my perspective, my only observation is, likely because he maybe finally came to the conclusion that the challenges that dawn on him of the full nature of the negotiations with the North, and that his approach was setting us up for failure.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez attributes the failure in North Korea negotiations to Trump's decisions and lack of strategy.

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