President Trump in a video released Saturday defended his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, arguing that « nothing…
President Trump in a video released Saturday defended his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, arguing that « nothing bad can happen » from meeting with foreign leaders.
“I’ve said for a long time, if you’re president, you should meet with foreign leaders. You have nothing to lose and you have a lot to gain,” Trump said in the nearly minute-long clip shared on Twitter.
« Nothing bad can happen, it’s only going to be positive, especially if your president knows what he’s doing. »
Trump mentioned his June meeting with Kim in Singapore, which he has attributed with North Korea’s return of U. S. remains from the Korean War late last month. Trump met with Kim as part of a push by the Trump administration for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear stockpile.
While North Korea has not conducted any missile or nuclear tests since the summit, U. S. officials have acknowledged that there have been no public signs of denuclearization, the administration’s ultimate goal from the meeting.
