What Does Trump’s Open Respect For North Korean Nukes Tell Iran?
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un meet in Singapore in 2018, a year before North Korea cited US-South Korean military drills in halting nuclear negotiations with Washington. Evan Vucci/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. President Trump hinted on Wednesday that his friendly relationship with North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un may owe a lot to the country’s strong nuclear capabilities.
- ▪Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un meet in Singapore in 2018, a year before North Korea cited US-South Korean military drills in halting nuclear negotiations with Washington.
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- ▪President Trump hinted on Wednesday that his friendly relationship with North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un may owe a lot to the country’s strong nuclear capabilities.
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un meet in Singapore in 2018, a year before North Korea cited US-South Korean military drills in halting nuclear negotiations with Washington. Evan Vucci/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. President Trump hinted on Wednesday that his friendly relationship with North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un may owe a lot to the country’s strong nuclear capabilities. “He has 57 very powerful nuclear weapons. Should have never allowed it to happen,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. “But he’s got them.
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