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Warmbier family rebuke Trump's praise of Kim Jong-un

March 2, 2019 5:10 am

The family of a US student who died after he was jailed in North Korea have implicitly rebuked President Donald Trump’s lauding of Kim Jong-un.

Otto Warmbier’s parents said they had been “respectful” during Mr Trump and the North Korean leader’s recent summit, but were now speaking out.

They said “no excuse or lavish praise can change” that “Kim and his evil regime” killed their son.

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Their statement came after Mr Trump heaped compliments on Mr Kim.

Mr Trump’s second nuclear summit with Mr Kim this week in Vietnam ended without agreement.