Now that the three Americans held hostage in North Korea are home, we’re starting to learn a little more about the hellish conditions of their captivity. Via Vice President Mike Pence:
"One of the detainees asked to come out of the plane [in Alaska] because he hadn't see daylight in a very long time," VP Pence tells @jonkarl @GMA
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) May 10, 2018
Trump, however, praised Kim Jong-un for North Korea’s treatment of the Americans, saying “”We want to thank Kim Jong-un, who really was excellent to these three incredible people”:
What a difference a few weeks make. From ridicule of Kim Jong Un to praise: "We want to thank Kim Jong-un, who really was excellent to these three incredible people," said @POTUS overnight on the tarmac at @JBA_NAFW. pic.twitter.com/gbpFbCXNDg
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 10, 2018
Otto Warmbier not available for comment, too:
Trump said Kim Jong Un “really was excellent to these people.”
They were hostages.
One was in hard labor.
One hadn’t seen daylight in a while, Pence said.
Really excellent. https://t.co/Aa35jBo8sI— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) May 10, 2018
Honestly, this is not usually how presidents of the United States talk about despots who took our citizens hostage, sent them to hard labor, then released them. "We want to thank Kim Jong Un who really was excellent to these three incredible people."
— (((JonathanWeisman))) (@jonathanweisman) May 10, 2018
More from Pence’s interview here:
"We are seeing hopeful signs from Kim Jong Un…" @VP Pence sits down one-on-one with @jonkarl to discuss the release of three U.S. prisoners detained in North Korea ahead of President Trump's high-stakes summit: https://t.co/hfI4SyTIZt pic.twitter.com/xzeqsboghK
— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 10, 2018
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WELCOME HOME! @RealDonaldTrump greets hostages as they return to America [photos] https://t.co/xTlwhgPGbp
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 10, 2018
EPICALLY stupid! Brian Stelter's anti-Trump tweet about N. Korea releasing U.S. hostages aged HORRIBLY https://t.co/5XtuyTd9xX
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 10, 2018
LOL: Dennis Miller gives Hillary's notorious '3 a.m. phone call' ad a Trump-era makeover https://t.co/nt16uREJKV
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 10, 2018