Trump met Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim, and Kim Dong-chul when they landed in Maryland, and said Kim Jong-un was “really was excellent” to them.
Three Americans who were imprisoned in North Korea were welcomed home early on Thursday morning by President Trump, along with other top government officials. Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim, and Kim Dong-chul flashed peace signs as they emerged from the airplane, and they appeared to be in decent health.
The men were all taken captive in the last three years, and spent months in brutal North Korean prison camps. They were released ahead of Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which is expected to take place in mid- to late June, possibly in Singapore.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo retrieved the men during a trip to Pyongyang to finalize the details of the summit. After being flown to a U. S. military base in Japan, the men were taken to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
The president and First Lady boarded the plane to meet the freed hostages around 3 a.
