Trump rebuked by parents of man tortured in North Korea

The parents of a US man tortured and left in a coma in North Korea strongly rebuked President Donald Trump Friday for accepting Pyongyang leader Kim Jong Un's claim that he did not know about the case.

Fred and Cindy Warmbier, parents of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier -- who died days after being sent back to the United States from North Korea in a coma in 2017 -- condemned the US leader's "lavish praise" of Kim this week following their summit in Hanoi.

"We have been respectful during this summit process. Now we must speak out," they said in a statement.

"Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son Otto. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity," they said.

"No excuses or lavish praise can change that."
Kim "tells me that he didn't know about it, and I will take him at his word."