Trump Helps Bring Shunned Authoritarians Back In From the Cold
- President publicly defended Saudi, Turkish leaders at G-20
- Then goes on to meet Kim Jong Un and step inside North Korea
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28
Photographer: Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images
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It was a good few days to be an authoritarian leader.
At the Group of 20 gathering in Japan, leaders who can find themselves shunned at such multilateral summits were the focus of U.S. President Donald Trump’s attention, humor and respect across Friday and Saturday.