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Exclusive: Trump would talk to North Korea's Kim, wants to renegotiate climate accord
Reuters ^ | May 17, 2016 | Steve Holland and Emily Flitter

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: climateaccord; kimjongun; nkorea; trump
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To: TigerLikesRooster

If he’s gonnna talk to Kim, he’d better learn to speak Gibberish with a Bellevue accent.


21 posted on 05/17/2016 11:00:04 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Most the time we need more talking and less bullets

I do see a good Trump/Putin relationship


22 posted on 05/17/2016 11:01:07 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: Cobra64

Hillary would push the nuke button 5x faster than Trump


23 posted on 05/17/2016 11:30:36 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to youGo to trumps websites look at issues an)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

And he would not bow to any of them.....


24 posted on 05/18/2016 4:21:33 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Secret Agent Man
No reason to talk to the madman and falsely increase his legitimacy.

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.

25 posted on 05/18/2016 4:23:23 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Secret Agent Man

eyeball to eyeball, Trump will implant fear into the fat boy

fear is a powerful motivator


26 posted on 05/18/2016 4:25:22 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....Opabinia can teach us a lot)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

“Renegotiate?” not scuttle?


27 posted on 05/18/2016 4:26:19 AM PDT by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali soli o feccia.)
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To: PLMerite
He doesn’t need to renegotiate it, he needs to repudiate it and then ignore it.

He's a denier that scares so many of those who want to use it as a club over us.....

28 posted on 05/18/2016 4:26:27 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb

A denier wouldn’t “renegotiate” the Paris Accord, he would SCRAP it.


29 posted on 05/18/2016 5:11:18 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
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To: Secret Agent Man

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


30 posted on 05/18/2016 6:33:07 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

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.


31 posted on 05/18/2016 7:25:50 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: norwaypinesavage
A denier wouldn’t “renegotiate” the Paris Accord, he would SCRAP it.

Then you ought to run for President.

Be advised, my toaster will run against you.....

32 posted on 05/18/2016 8:36:59 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

And now South Korea goes under the bus.


33 posted on 05/18/2016 8:39:43 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Lower Deck

Why do you say that?


34 posted on 05/18/2016 8:40:43 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Lower Deck

How does South Korea go under the bus, if our President leans on their adversary? It is just the opposite.


35 posted on 05/18/2016 8:44:56 AM PDT by Ohioan
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To: dfwgator

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.


36 posted on 05/18/2016 8:45:02 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: arthurus

Got to win with Bernie supporters first. Then he can talk about tossing it. Be patient.


37 posted on 05/18/2016 8:46:01 AM PDT by Suz in AZ
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To: Lower Deck

You really think he wouldn’t consult with South Korea beforehand?


38 posted on 05/18/2016 8:46:28 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Ohioan
How does South Korea go under the bus, if our President leans on their adversary? It is just the opposite.

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.

39 posted on 05/18/2016 8:48:51 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: dfwgator
You really think he wouldn’t consult with South Korea beforehand?

I honestly don't know if he would or not.

40 posted on 05/18/2016 8:50:03 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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