Reed: Trump's North Korea Praise Is 'Delusional'
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- Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) went after President Trump on Monday over Trump's praise of North Korea, calling the president 'delusional' in that 'sense' of self-regard
- Reed attributed Trump's stance to 'egomania,' asserting the president believes 'every powerful figure in the world... must bow down to me' — an approach Reed said Trump also took toward Russia
Why it matters: Reed's on-the-record rebuke gives Senate Democrats a named, quotable frame — 'delusional,' 'egomania' — to contest Trump's diplomatic posture toward Kim Jong Un on the public record. The attack lands as a direct partisan counter to any presidential outreach to Pyongyang, turning foreign policy admiration into a domestic political flashpoint.
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