Why is anyone surprised that Kim won the round??? Kim, being a murderous bastard, is quite a smart guy, so he easily outmaneuvered Trump. We have a guy whose every public venture, with verifiable record, is a failure.
As far, as saluting NK general by US president, it just has no words. Obama did a polite bow to a King, and he was shred to pieces for it. Let's see all of those on the right shredding Trump to pieces now for something this bad.