Donald Trump on the North Korea Nuclear Threat
#DonaldTrump 6/13/18: "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea." » #Trump 2/3/19: "North Korea is absolutely talking ❲about denuclearization❳. And I think North Korea wants to make a deal." Click To Tweet
Donald Trump on the North Korea Nuclear Threat
THEN
2018

- June 13, 2018
Just landed – a long trip, but everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office. There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea. Meeting with Kim Jong Un was an interesting and very positive experience. North Korea has great potential for the future!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2018
NOW
2019 - 2020

“North Korea is absolutely talking. And I think North Korea wants to make a deal.”
Feb 3, 2019 -
CBS News, Feb 3, 2019
Transcript: President Trump on 'Face the Nation,' February 3, 2019
Feb 6, 2019 -
State of the Union Speech
CNN, Feb 6, 2019
State of the Union 2019: Read the full transcript
“Unfortunately, we didn’t get all the way that ultimately made sense for the United States of America. I think Chairman Kim was hopeful that we would. We asked him to do more. He was unprepared to do that, but I’m optimistic. I hope our teams will get together in the days and weeks ahead and work out. It’s a very complex problem. We have said since the beginning this would take time…
“Basically they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn’t do that. They were willing to denuke a large portion of the areas that we wanted, but we couldn’t give up all of the sanctions for that, so we’ll continue to work and we’ll see. But we had to walk away from that particular suggestion. We had to walk away from that…
“We have to have sanctions and he wants to denuke, but he wants to just do areas that are less important than the areas that we want…
“And one of the things importantly that Chairman Kim promised me last night is regardless he’s not going to do testing of rockets and nuclear — not going to do testing. So, you know, I trust him, and I take him at his word. I hope that’s true.”
Feb 28, 2019 -
Press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam
Vox, Feb 28, 2019
Read the full transcript of Trump’s North Korea summit press conference in Vietnam
Feb 28, 2019 -
Fox News, Feb 28, 2019
'Hannity' exclusive: Trump explains decision to exit Kim negotiation
March 2, 2019 -
C-SPAN, March 2, 2019
Trump on Otto Warmbier: "I'm in such a horrible position, b/c in one way I have to negotiate, in the other way, I love Mr and Mrs Warmbier and I love Otto… I lot of what I do with respect to NK & and success that we hopefully have, we are given no credit." pic.twitter.com/P4sJTQWJzE — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 2, 2019
President Trump at Conservative Political Action Conference
March 3, 2019 -
The reason I do not want military drills with South Korea is to save hundreds of millions of dollars for the U.S. for which we are not reimbursed. That was my position long before I became President. Also, reducing tensions with North Korea at this time is a good thing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2019
March 3, 2019 -
For the Democrats to interview in open hearings a convicted liar & fraudster, at the same time as the very important Nuclear Summit with North Korea, is perhaps a new low in American politics and may have contributed to the “walk.” Never done when a president is overseas. Shame!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2019
“I don’t know . I hope not. He promised me he wouldn’t be. He promised we– me he wouldn’t be testing. I think he’d like to meet again. And I think he likes me a lot.”
Jun 16, 2019 -
ABC News, Jun 16, 2019
Transcript: ABC News' George Stephanopoulos' exclusive interview with President Trump
Aug 2, 2019 -
Kim Jong Un and North Korea tested 3 short range missiles over the last number of days. These missiles tests are not a violation of our signed Singapore agreement, nor was there discussion of short range missiles when we shook hands. There may be a United Nations violation, but..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019
…..Chairman Kim does not want to disappoint me with a violation of trust, there is far too much for North Korea to gain – the potential as a Country, under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, is unlimited. Also, there is far too much to lose. I may be wrong, but I believe that……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019
….Chariman Kim has a great and beautiful vision for his country, and only the United States, with me as President, can make that vision come true. He will do the right thing because he is far too smart not to, and he does not want to disappoint his friend, President Trump!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019
Aug 10, 2019 -
In a letter to me sent by Kim Jong Un, he stated, very nicely, that he would like to meet and start negotiations as soon as the joint U.S./South Korea joint exercise are over. It was a long letter, much of it complaining about the ridiculous and expensive exercises. It was…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2019
….also a small apology for testing the short range missiles, and that this testing would stop when the exercises end. I look forward to seeing Kim Jong Un in the not too distant future! A nuclear free North Korea will lead to one of the most successful countries in the world!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2019
April 18, 2020 -
Real Clear Politics, April 18, 2020
Trump: 'Our Relationship With China Was Good Until They Did This'
Context
North Korea says it will not denuclearize until the US eliminates ‘nuclear threat’
retrieved 2/3/19
On January 27, 2019 Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released the annual “Worldwide Threat Assessment Report of the National Intelligence Community.” The report includes the assessment that North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear stockpiles.2New York Times, Jan 29, 2019
On North Korea and Iran, Intelligence Chiefs Contradict Trump
retrieved 1/31/19
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