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The Daily 202: Trump reassures anxious hawks that he’s willing to walk away from North Korea talks

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Trump reassures anxious hawks that he’s willing to walk away from North Korea talks Watch Trump's full speech in Indiana BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: President Trump used an Indiana rally Thursday to soothe conservative fears that he’s going to make too many concessions to the North Koreans. “I think it’s going to be a very big success,” Trump said of the June 12 summit in Singapore with Kim Jong Un. “But my attitude is: If it isn’t, it isn’t. Okay? If it isn’t, it isn’t. … You have to (say) that, because you don’t know.” Everyone is excited about the homecoming of the three American prisoners, but   there’s growing anxiety in the national security firmament that the president might be too hungry for a big win.  Trump has appeared intoxicated at times by the possibility he could win the Nobel Peace Prize and relishes the chants of “Nobel” that have become standard fare at his rallies. He’...