Ivanka Trump in South Korea affirms ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea
President Donald Trump ‘s daughter and senior adviser, Ivanka Trump, is at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang to lead the American delegation cheering on athletes while also reaffirming the alliance between the U. S. and South Korea.
The U. S. delegation, which is to attend the Winter Games closing ceremony on Sunday, arrived at Incheon International Airport on Friday to layer upon layer of waiting reporters.
“We are excited to attend the 2018 Winter Olympic Games to cheer for Team USA and to reaffirm our strong and enduring commitment with the people of the Republic of Korea,” Ivanka Trump said to media at the airport.
South Korean President Moon Jae In welcomed the delegation with a dinner banquet at his official residence, the Blue House, Cheong Wa Dae. The meal had a kosher menu for Trump.
During dinner, Ivanka thanked President Moon for hosting the delegation. She said she wanted to reaffirm the partnership between the U. S. and South Korea and the “maximum pressure campaign to ensure that the Korean Peninsula is denuclearized.”
Thank you President Moon and First Lady Kim for your warm hospitality and the very special dinner at the historic Blue House, marking the start of our visit to South Korea. #PyeongChang2018 #WinterOlympics??: EPA & Reuters
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On Saturday, some South Korean media ran headlines quoting public comments at the banquet.
