It’s been more than a month since the collapse of the summit in Vietnam, and the ramifications stemming from the failure of that meeting are still unfolding.

There is no doubt that Hanoi was a diplomatic failure that revealed the wide gulf that exists between the United States and North Korea when it comes to the latter’s “complete denuclearization.” 

Yet, there seems to be a concerted effort by President Donald Trump and his top officials to depict the outcome of Hanoi summit as a success — and they appear to have largely succeeded in convincing the media and punditry on