Trump tweets new WH statement, suggests he’s not giving up on N. Korea yet

by The Right Scoop

Trump just tweeted out a White House statement on N. Korea, suggesting that he’s not ready to give up on Kim Jong Un yet.

Here’s the statement:

President Donald J. Trump feels strongly that North Korea is under tremendous pressure from China because of our major trade disputes with the Chinese Government. At the same time, we also know that China is providing North Korea with considerable aid, including money, fuel, fertilizer and various other commodities. This is not helpful! Nonetheless, the President believes that his relationship with Kim Jong Un is a very good and warm one, and there is no reason at this time to be spending large amounts of money on joint U.S.-South Korea war games. Besides, the President can instantly start the joint exercises again with South Korea, and Japan, if he so chooses. If he does, they will be far bigger than ever before. As for the U.S.–China trade disputes, and other differences, they will be resolved in time by President Trump and China’s great President Xi Jinping. Their relationship and bond remain very strong.




So because of his belief that his relationship with Kim Jong Un is a good one, he’s gonna extend the benefit of the doubt to N. Korea instead of abandoning the plan to denuclearize N. Korea.

I think that’s probably not what many thought Trump would do. It would be easy for him to get all stompy feet and start threatening N. Korea over the recent tensions that led him to cancel Mike Pompeo’s trip.

But instead, it sounds like he really wants to give every opportunity for this attempt at denuclearization to succeed. And even if you believe in the end it’s a fool’s errand, I think this move by Trump is laudable.


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