Former Vice President Joe Biden
Joe BidenPelosi sets Thursday vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill Pressure grows to cut diplomatic red tape for Afghans left behind President Biden is making the world a more dangerous place MORE's campaign joined the growing pushback from 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to President Trump
Donald TrumpCheney says a lot of GOP lawmakers have privately encouraged her fight against Trump Republicans criticizing Afghan refugees face risks DeVos says 'principles have been overtaken by personalities' in GOP MORE's Sunday meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
"President Trump's coddling of dictators at the expense of American national security and interests is one of the most dangerous ways he's diminishing us on the world stage and subverting our values as a nation," Biden spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement.
Bates added that Trump has made "numerous concessions for negligible gain," during meetings with North Korea.
Trump on Sunday became the first sitting U.S. president to cross into North Korea. He later announced the resumption of stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
Democrats, including many of Biden's challengers in the presidential primary, have labeled Trump's visit a mere photo opportunity.
NEW: @JoeBiden campaign statement on @realDonaldTrump's "coddling of dictators at the expense of American national security and interests," including fawning over Kim Jong-un
— Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC) June 30, 2019Kim Jong UnNorth Korea open to another summit with South Satellite photos indicate North Korea expanding uranium enrichment The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by National Industries for the Blind - What do Manchin and Sinema want? MORE and joking "with Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinErdoğan says Turkey plans to buy another Russian defense system EU 'denounces' Russian malicious cyber activity aimed at member states Navalny knocks Apple, Google for removing voting app MORE about our election security and 'getting rid' of journalists." pic.twitter.com/nTRIYx7aSz
Biden's campaign also called out Trump's recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the presidents shared in a joke about "fake news" journalists.
Russian journalists have turned up dead over the years in Russia, a country that ranks low in terms of press freedom, according to the World Press Freedom Index.
"His conduct reinforces that we urgently need a president who can restore our standing in the world, heal relationships with key allies Trump has alienated, and deliver real change for the American people," Bates said.
