Otto Warmbiers Parents Speak Out

(Time) The parents of Otto Warmbier the U.S. citizen who died in 2017 after being imprisoned by North Korea issued a stinging rebuke Friday after President Donald Trumps defense of dictator Kim Jong Un. We have been respectful during this summit process. Now we must speak out. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son Otto" Fred and Cindy Warmbier said in a statement. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. No excuses or lavish praise can change that." Their statement came one day after Trumps summit with Kim in Vietnam. In response to a question at a press conference Trump said he believed Kim when the North Korean leader said he knew nothing about Warmbiers imprisonment. He tells me that he didnt know about it and I will take him at his word" Trump said. Kim felt badly about it" he added. He felt very badly." Trump responded to the Warmbiers criticism on Friday afternoon saying his comments had been misinterpreted."