President Trump says the United States is ready to act alone against North Korea’s nuclear program if China does not take a tougher stance, days ahead of Trump hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida.
President Trump says the United States is ready to act alone against North Korea’s nuclear program if China does not take a tougher stance, days ahead of Trump hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida.
Trump made the comments in a Financial Times interview posted Sunday on the newspaper’s website.
“We will talk about North Korea, » Trump said. « And China has great influence over North Korea. And China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won’t. And if they do that will be very good for China, and if they don’t it won’t be good for anyone. »
However, Trump also made clear again that he won’t preview his foreign policy strategy through the news media.
« I’m not going to tell you (my plan). You know, I am not the United States of the past where we tell you where we are going to hit in the Middle East, » he said.
Still, Trump attempted to make clear he’s not an isolationist opposed to alliances.
