Opinion: Sanders Right to Criticize Obama’s Handling of North Korea

Press secretary accuses Obama administration of 'complacency and silence' regarding North Korea's nuclear program

President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron Trump arrive at the White House in Washington, on Jan. 1, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump has been left to clean up a North Korean mess left behind by the Obama administration, according to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders.

It’s not the first time Obama’s policy of “strategic patience” has been blamed for the current crisis, though the seriousness of that failure has become more clear over time.