Politics Trump has never had a plan for dealing with North Korea Date: July 5, 2017Author: connie dello buono 0 Comments The Intersect • Analysis The Reddit user behind Trump’s CNN meme apologized. But #CNNBlackmail is the story taking hold. #CNNBlackmail trended on Twitter on Wednesday, following CNN’s report on how they tracked down the identity of an Internet troll. By Abby Ohlheiser • Read more » Politics • Analysis Trump has never had a plan for dealing with North Korea Trump’s only plan was to make China solve the problem. By Philip Bump • Read more » PowerPost • Analysis The Daily 202: Missile test underscores the failure of Trump’s naive approach to North Korea There are no good options By James Hohmann • Read more » The Plum Line • Opinion A GOP stunt backfires, and accidentally reveals a truth Republicans want hidden Pretty much every lie from Trump and Republicans about health care is designed to obscure one basic truth. 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