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Judi Lynn

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Fri Sep 13, 2019, 10:06 PM Sep 2019

Trump to have dinner with Otto Warmbier's parents: report [View all]

Source: The Hill

BY TAL AXELROD - 09/13/19 09:49 PM EDT

Fred and Cindy Warmbier, the parents of Otto Warmbier, will have dinner at the White House with President Trump and U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell Saturday night, according to CNN.

Otto Warmbier was an American college student who was held in North Korea for over a year on trumped up espionage charges. He was returned to the U.S. in a coma in 2017 and died shortly after.

It was not immediately clear how the dinner was planned or if there would be other attendees.

Grenell, who has been in Washington for the past few days, met with the Warmbier family in Germany in August.



Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/461394-trump-to-have-dinner-with-otto-warmbiers-parents-report

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For what reason would you sit down and eat with the Con...? pbmus Sep 2019 #1
Exactly, it is pointless trying to deal with him like a normal person, and spending time with him RockRaven Sep 2019 #2
Photo ops? Scarsdale Sep 2019 #26
Complete disservice to their son Perseus Sep 2019 #37
Well atreides1 Sep 2019 #42
Disgusting post. former9thward Sep 2019 #50
It was a profound disservice to their son when they declined to have an autopsy performed n/t markpkessinger Sep 2019 #46
They LOVED him, and hated Obama obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #52
Mmmmmm. Cheeseburgers. Midnight Writer Sep 2019 #3
And Happy Meals. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #12
Will she give them Scarsdale Sep 2019 #27
What's the issue with the 5" stilettos? I don't get it. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #35
You wouldn't think she'd be comfortable.. maddiemom Sep 2019 #40
I suspect that her Ilsa Sep 2019 #45
Yeah, free Micky D's? I'd go. 3Hotdogs Sep 2019 #25
Hamberders flibbitygiblets Sep 2019 #43
I'm surprised they accepted his invitation. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #32
That's pretty cynical. Trump won't give them money anyhow. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #34
Unimaginable bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #5
Trump said he did not hold Kim responsible for Warmbiers death...............and..... riversedge Sep 2019 #8
Unbelievable. Ohiogal Sep 2019 #6
Will Trump show them his beautiful letter while Melania explains how she and Kim have become friends Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #7
Kardashian? truthisfreedom Sep 2019 #19
Wouldn't you just love to hear THAT dinner conversation ? Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2019 #9
why torture the family more, haven't they been through enough. nt yaesu Sep 2019 #10
The parents are being played. keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #11
The parents are allowing themselves to be played . . . markpkessinger Sep 2019 #47
I'm surprised they accepted after Donnie threw them under the bus. area51 Sep 2019 #13
They still blame Obama for their son's death Polybius Sep 2019 #14
Are you serious?!? BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #15
Yup Polybius Sep 2019 #16
Sick. n/t Grokenstein Sep 2019 #18
I can understand how grieving parents would feel that way, though it doesn't mean I agree with them. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #36
But they apparently didn't love their sone enough to agree to an autopsy . . . markpkessinger Sep 2019 #48
I don't think it means they didn't sufficiently love their son. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #49
Wasn't he the guy that took that poster off the wall rpannier Sep 2019 #23
Oh boy! Cold hamberders! And listening to God Emperor Puppet Sharpie Grokenstein Sep 2019 #17
"You know, many people don't know how nice Kim is. Would you like to meet him? Surprise, I invited TeamPooka Sep 2019 #20
Why would they agree to this? smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #21
Emotional blackmail. Turbineguy Sep 2019 #22
I think he is going to lie to them and claim his ass kissing of Kim Jong Un is part of JI7 Sep 2019 #24
He can regale them with charming tales about what a lovable guy his buddy Kim Jong Un is. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #28
And they accepted the invitation? no_hypocrisy Sep 2019 #29
What is Trump's obsession with having dinner with people he wants to manipulate? tanyev Sep 2019 #30
He needs them to shut up and they are too gullible.... Historic NY Sep 2019 #31
WTF MFM008 Sep 2019 #38
hoping the mother spits her soup out on him IcyPeas Sep 2019 #39
Or spills the boiling hot soup in a strategic location. milestogo Sep 2019 #41
Aim for the mushroom! flibbitygiblets Sep 2019 #44
Hard to figure why they would dine with the lover of their child's murderer. Sneederbunk Sep 2019 #51
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