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The president's latest tweets, a day after Secretary of State Tillerson confirmed the U.S. is in contact with North Korea.

Our thought bubble: This is a pretty cavalier way to announce a foreign policy move with potentially massive implications.

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Trump tells Tillerson to quit “wasting his time” on North Korea

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<p>The president&#x27;s latest tweets, a day after Secretary of State Tillerson c<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="onfirmed the U.S. is in contact with North Korea" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-admin-is-in-talks-with-north-korea-1513305870-1a8a96c6-f0bc-4376-b86b-4193d2cd88ef.html" data-vars-content-id="8f958899-fe7b-426b-be51-6896ee754b02" data-vars-headline="Trump tells Tillerson to quit “wasting his time” on North Korea" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-admin-is-in-talks-with-north-korea-1513305870-1a8a96c6-f0bc-4376-b86b-4193d2cd88ef.html" target="_self">onfirmed the U.S. is in contact with North Korea</a>.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="8f958899-fe7b-426b-be51-6896ee754b02"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/914497947517227008"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Our thought bubble:</strong> This is a pretty cavalier way to announce a foreign policy move with potentially massive implications.</p><p><strong>Go Deeper:</strong></p><ul><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="How Rex Tillerson alienated every ally he needs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/how-rex-tillerson-alienated-every-ally-he-needs-1513305564-a12af0ce-0a82-4cf5-8a44-27465e5a92ed.html" data-vars-content-id="8f958899-fe7b-426b-be51-6896ee754b02" data-vars-headline="Trump tells Tillerson to quit “wasting his time” on North Korea" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/how-rex-tillerson-alienated-every-ally-he-needs-1513305564-a12af0ce-0a82-4cf5-8a44-27465e5a92ed.html" target="_self">How Rex Tillerson alienated every ally he needs</a></li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Expert voices: How war with North Korea would unfold" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/how-war-with-north-korea-would-unfold-1513305608-94d0b561-5b09-4cb8-9a74-2c800ce9a85d.html" data-vars-content-id="8f958899-fe7b-426b-be51-6896ee754b02" data-vars-headline="Trump tells Tillerson to quit “wasting his time” on North Korea" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/how-war-with-north-korea-would-unfold-1513305608-94d0b561-5b09-4cb8-9a74-2c800ce9a85d.html" target="_self">Expert voices: How war with North Korea would unfold</a></li></ul><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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Trump tells Tillerson to quit “wasting his time” on North Korea

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