Trump on N. Korea summit: "It may not work out for June 12"
Trump on N. Korea summit: "It may not work out for June 12"
President Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in that he believes Kim Jong Un is "serious" about denuclearization but appeared to suggest that the June 12 date for the Singapore summit may not work out.
"It may not work out for June 12," Mr. Trump said seated beside Moon. He added, "If it doesn't happen, maybe it will happen later."
"Frankly it has a chance to be a great, great meeting for North Korea and a great meeting for the world," said Mr. Trump, saying that the meeting "must" take place.
Mr. Trump hailed North Koreans as "hardworking, great people" adding that Kim would be "extremely happy" if a deal between the two leaders works out. He would not, however, confirm if he had been in direct talks with Kim yet.
"North Korea has a chance really to be a great country and I think they should seize the opportunity and we'll soon find out whether they want to do that."
The president also appeared to insinuate that Chinese President Xi Jinping may have tried to sway Kim away from the summit, saying that his recent visit to China may have changed his attitude. "There was a difference when he left China a second time." He called Xi a "world class poker player."
Meanwhile, President Moon commended Mr. Trump, saying that he's been able to achieve dramatic change in the region. "We're one step closer to achieving complete denuclearization on Korean Peninsula, Moon said, adding "all this was possible because of you."
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Did anyone see or hear this today?
President* Trump put on a display of meaningless babbling that was breathtaking.
He killed about a full minute saying the South Korean president is a "good man", a "competent" man. Trump just kept repeating the same two or three phrases about the Korean leader four or five times.
Without a teleprompter speech in front of him, Trump just babbles. And the weird thing is, it is so obvious, and yet people have pity on him and rarely mention it.
After Trump reneged on the JCPOA I can't imagine any government will be willing to make any sort of agreement with him, particularly one against which the US has been so antagonistic.
I rad an article yesterday that made the point that the South Korean leader was afraid that trump was going to blow up the Korean peninsula. So the South Korean president did everything he could to help arrange a "summit" between Trump and North Korea, but in the course of that Trump probably got the impression that N Korea (Little Rocket Man) is more willing to make concessions than Jong Un really is.
If Trump knew anything about anything he could figure things out for himself, but alas, he doesn't. The intermediaries , in their trying to assuage Trump's ego, seem to have inadvertently caused him to over estimate how willing Jong Un is to bow down to Trump.
I saw an interesting thing about the "Nobel Peace Prize" Trump was supposedly going to be in line for too.
There is "no way" Trump will be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize , the report I saw said, for the simple reason that trump is on record and videotape saying he would wipe North Korea off the face of the earth if they didnt change their ways . Turns out they wont give the Nobel Peace Prize to leaders who threaten to wipe countries off the face of the earth. they are funny that way.
What?
Trump...meaningless babble?
I am absolulely shocked...shocked I tell you!
And remember how the right whined and cried when Obama used one? But then these are the same people that went nuts when Obama wore a tan suit.
There is "no way" Trump will be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize , the report I saw said, for the simple reason that trump is on record and videotape saying he would wipe North Korea off the face of the earth if they didnt change their ways . Turns out they wont give the Nobel Peace Prize to leaders who threaten to wipe countries off the face of the earth. they are funny that way.
There's another reason as well. All the other Nobel Prizes are well deserved (Science, Art, etc). But the Nobel Peace Committee is extremely biased-- far left. (Remember, the man most responsible for preventing the formation of a Palestinian state over the years (Yassir Arafat) received their peace prize). And does anyone remember what Obama got the Peace prize for?).
So even if a significant agreement between North Korea and the U.S. and our allies is reached (which is highly unlikely anyway IMO)-- Pres. Moon of South Korea as well as Jim Jung Un of North Korea would probably receive it...and my guess is that even then Trump would not!
Trump got trolled by NK. Reminds me of Lucy pulling the football away just before Charlie Brown kicks it.
Trump is incredibly uninformed about world situations. He listens to his adviors (although from time to time when they say something that doesn't flatter his ego enough-- or when they don't agree with him 100% on something, he fires them).
Recently he appointed Bolton-- a superhawk. (IIRC correctly he had actaully advocated a pre-emtive strike on North Korea!. > One theory I've heard by a news commentator was that Trump really wanted this meeting: because of his YUGE ego, his felt it would be a big boost to his reputation. And of course a great distraction from the Mueller investigation as well as the Stormy Daniels situation.
In addition, he thinks he can out-negotiate anyone. But then Bolton was appointed, and Bolton talked him out of negotiating. (Bolton doesn't want peace with North Korea-- he want to bomb the hell out of 'em).
I don't know if that's the reason Trump had second thoughts about meeting with the N Korean leader,, but I suppose its possible.