Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, who never passes up the chance to carry water for President Donald Trump, spent the morning praising the president for his performance at the U.S.-North Korea summit on denuclearizing the Korean peninsula.

First, Hewitt lauded Trump's empty claim during the press conference that North Korea's denuclearization will be verified, saying Trump “raised the bar far beyond the communique.” But Trump's remarks effectively mean very little given that the agreement itself included only vague language for “complete” denuclearization rather than a firm commitment for complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization:

He also concluded that Trump showed “candor” in admitting that he “may be wrong” about the possibility of denuclearization, even though Trump also mentioned that he likely will find another excuse rather than admitting he was wrong:

Hewitt also seemed to credit Trump for talking about human rights even though, according to news reports, the issue was not expected to be raised during the summit. While Trump did respond to reporters’ questions about human rights and claimed he brought it up with Kim Jong Un, he was roundly criticized by people across the political spectrum for his effusive praise for the brutal dictator: