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Trump says he would invite Kim Jong Un to the US if Singapore talks go well
CNBC ^ | June 7, 2018 | Jacob Pramuk

Posted on 06/07/2018 9:51:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would "certainly" invite North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to the United States if next week's nuclear summit in Singapore goes well.

A visit to the U.S. — which Trump added could take place at the White House — would be remarkable after decades of minimal contact between the U.S. and the communist dictatorship. The talks next week will mark the first time a sitting American president and North Korean leader meet face to face, as the U.S. aims to push Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and missile programs and ease concerns about the prospect of armed conflict.

At a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, the president said he wants to eventually establish normal relations with North Korea if the regime commits to denuclearization. Abe also stressed that Japan — which has long had tensions with North Korea — is ready to normalize its links to Pyongyang, as well.

"Normalizing relations is something that I would expect to do, I would hope to do," Trump said.

While Trump said he sees the "potential to make a deal" with North Korea to get the isolated regime to abandon its nuclear ambitions, he stressed that he is "totally prepared to walk away" from the summit. Trump already canceled the meeting once before it was rescheduled, following a key North Korean official's trip to Washington....

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: japan; korea; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I thought specifically Trump was thinking of inviting Kim to Mari Lago...

;)

41 posted on 06/08/2018 6:23:46 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He’ll be shocked to find so many barbershops that can actually do something with that mop on his head...


42 posted on 06/08/2018 7:30:26 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.

43 posted on 06/09/2018 4:56:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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