Posted on 05/17/2016 8:35:33 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Exclusive: Trump would talk to North Korea's Kim, wants to renegotiate climate accord
NEW YORK | By Steve Holland and Emily Flitter
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program, proposing a major shift in U.S. policy toward the isolated nation.
In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters, Trump also called for a renegotiation of the Paris climate accord, said he disapproved of Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in eastern Ukraine, and said he would seek to dismantle most of the U.S. Dodd-Frank financial regulations if he is elected president.
The presumptive Republican nominee declined to share details of his plans to deal with North Korea, but said he was open to talking to its leader.
"I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him," he said.
Asked whether he would try to talk some sense into the North Korean leader, Trump replied, "Absolutely."
North Korea's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump's remarks.
Trump, 69, also said he would press China, Pyongyang's only major diplomatic and economic supporter, to help find a solution.
"I would put a lot of pressure on China because economically we have tremendous power over China," he said in the interview in his office on the 26th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan.
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If he’s gonnna talk to Kim, he’d better learn to speak Gibberish with a Bellevue accent.
Most the time we need more talking and less bullets
I do see a good Trump/Putin relationship
Hillary would push the nuke button 5x faster than Trump
And he would not bow to any of them.....
Bad move to say this.
Yeah - far better to ignore the problem until catastrophe hits. Trump will bow to no man or despot - I look forward to his "talking" with some of these folks.
eyeball to eyeball, Trump will implant fear into the fat boy
fear is a powerful motivator
“Renegotiate?” not scuttle?
He's a denier that scares so many of those who want to use it as a club over us.....
A denier wouldn’t “renegotiate” the Paris Accord, he would SCRAP it.
Have you noticed an upside in 3 generations of the US “ ignoring” the norks and trying to rely on China as our contact ?
Isolation has driven the norks to people who will talk to them. China, Pakistan, Iran and others and the UN
The “Climate Accord” issue should be couched as “You First, China and India”. We’ve cleaned up most of our mess, you do the same, then we’ll talk.
Then you ought to run for President.
Be advised, my toaster will run against you.....
And now South Korea goes under the bus.
Why do you say that?
How does South Korea go under the bus, if our President leans on their adversary? It is just the opposite.
Because the U.S. position has always been that you don’t deal with North Korea alone. It’s done in conjuncture with South Korea or it isn’t done at all. To deal with North Korea alone without including South Korea gives in to North Korea’s longest standing demand; deal with them one-on-one. If Trump does indeed have foreign policy advisers, and if he listens to them, then he would know that.
Got to win with Bernie supporters first. Then he can talk about tossing it. Be patient.
You really think he wouldn’t consult with South Korea beforehand?
North Korea has never recognized the Seoul government. Their demand since the war has been for the U.S. to deal with them alone and not in partnership with South Korea. Trump wants to give into their demand. There is no way that South Korea can take it other than abandonment, and when added to Trump's recent statements that he will insist that South Korea pay us for helping defend them then they're probably right.
I honestly don't know if he would or not.
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