And Americans Are Increasingly Worried About North Korea as a Nuclear Threat
As President Trump departed Washington Friday for his first extended overseas trip, the longest trip to Asia by an American president in more than a quarter century, administration officials say that he is seeking assistance in the region for help to pressure North Korea to stand down from a nuclear crisis. He is scheduled to visit Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines from Friday returning to Washington on November 14.
Trump will fly on Friday to Hawaii, stopping for a briefing on U. S. military forces in the Pacific and a visit to Pearl Harbor. The president is scheduled to visit Japan and South Korea in search of a united front against North Korea before going to Beijing, where he will push Chinese President Xi Jinping to get tougher with Pyongyang.
Trump’s trip, however, comes as a new Pew Research Center survey finds an overwhelming majority (84%) of Americans fear that the president is “really willing to use military force against North Korea.” Much of these factors are based on the public’s perception that North Korea’s capability and its willingness to use nuclear weapons against the United States has been increased by the escalating tensions between Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
During a recent interview with Fox News Channel as reported by Reuters, Trump was asked if he planned to be tough on China over thorny issues including trade, intellectual property theft, and subsidies.
“You have to understand something – very important,” he responded. “We have a problem called North Korea.
