actually Steve plenty of presidents including Obama have grilled North Korea, we just don't have the media attacking previous presidents the way we do today. That's just my opinion
As u know president obama was constantly attacked by the likes of Trump and he actually tried to demean his character by claiming he wasn't an American citizen. Obama got more done and he had a Republican congress. But Trump did this to everyone who disagreed with him. To John McCain to Jeb Bush to Hillary Clinton and your Texas senator; Ted Cruz. This is the main reason he cannot get anything passed in congress despite having Republican control. He is reprehensible even his own party members feel that way...besides his programs proposals only hurt people not help as Susan Collins (R) from Maine will tell you. Trumps approach is usually confrontational and that is the style he has crafted for himself and he explains in his book 'The Art of a Deal' and this is why he is so unsuccessful as a human being and cannot negotiate anything as president. He is the classic example of a school bully. There is no better president to use as an example of what not to be to be spiritual then egotistical and narcissistic Donald Trump. There is no human being today that is a better example of how confrontational language does not work then Donald Trump.