As Trump sat alongside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he was immediately confronted by the explosive allegations that his former longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, planned to deliver to lawmakers in Washington
HANOI, Vietnam — It was a moment of diplomatic stagecraft months in the making. But it didn’t take long for President Donald Trump’s domestic troubles to get in the way.
Trump simply shook his head. “Thank you,” he said, dismissing the reporters and photographers gathered before him. As he has worked to turn President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Kim of North Korea from foes into friends, and to rebalance the United States’ relationship with China, scandals at home have repeatedly intruded on Trump, creating dueling headlines and distracting a president who pays inordinate attention to the news coverage of his presidency.Sign up for POLITICO Playbook and get the latest news, every morning — in your inbox.
The Cohen drama appeared to grate on some in the White House. “I only hope that they focus on the issues at hand and didn’t fly halfway around the world to ask questions they could have asked here," senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told Fox News on Wednesday morning.
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