WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump canceled the scheduled summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un.

“Given how amateurish the rollout and planning for these talks have been, no one should be surprised they are being called off. From an impromptu announcement of the summit by a mid-level South Korean diplomat in the White House driveway, to the unhelpful comments by John Bolton and Vice President Pence regarding their affection for the 'Libya model', the lead up to the meeting has been as discombobulated as everything else in this White House's foreign policy. But I still hope these talks happen, because the alternative – the White House war cheerleaders using this failure as an excuse to move toward military action – is unacceptable.”

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