As noted by WeaselWordsBBC on an earlier thread, Nick Bryant's report on last night's BBC News at Ten began with these words about President Trump:
Like the kid who couldn't keep the secret, Donald Trump slipped into the White House press room and told reporters to expect a huge statement on a big subject.
A typical BBC dig at the present US president.
Still at least Nick gave his (rather grudging) blessing to the planned meeting between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump (which I'm sure will please President Trump no end):
Still at least Nick gave his (rather grudging) blessing to the planned meeting between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump (which I'm sure will please President Trump no end):
This is a huge gamble which offers Pyongyang a propaganda coup without much diplomatic ground work and without a guarantee of success. But all of Donald Trump's presidential predecessors have failed to halt North Korea's nuclear programme, so perhaps it's worth this dramatic new gesture. Two combustible leaders dealing with what is potentially the world's most combustible problem. Diplomacy akin to a Las Vegas title fight. The international summit of the century. Nick Bryant, BBC News, Washington.
He returned later to say of "impulsive" President Trump that the proposed meeting "gives him a reality TV moment for the ages", but concluded:
When it comes to North Korea, [Donald Trump] believes with some justification that his unconventional approach has worked so far.Is this the nearest a BBC reporter has come so far to actually giving the Donald some credit?