The NYT article asserts that KJU's actions are targeted at his domestic audience: “We’re convinced this is about Kim solidifying his place with his own people

The NYT article asserts that KJU's actions are targeted at his domestic audience: “We’re convinced this is about Kim solidifying his place with his own people and his own military, who still don’t know him,” one senior administration official said Friday. My point was simply to put the NYT coverage in context. I think you misunderstand my intentions. Most Americans take seriously the kind of foreign affairs coverage the NYT article exemplifies, and I just wanted to point out the common themes to help immunize HN readers from it in the future. Yes it's fun to poke fun at KJU but that does not mean his foreign policy actions are irrational or that the adjectives used to describe him don't also apply at least as much to US leaders.