1/23/2019

NORTH KOREA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, praised President Trump’s ‘unusual determination and will’ to settle their nuclear arms dispute through a second summit meeting, saying that he would move ‘step by step’ to achieve his goals in negotiations with the Americans, the North’s official news media reported on Thursday [1-24-19]. Mr. Kim […]

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1/20/2019

NORTH KOREA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Media is not giving us credit for the tremendous progress we have made with North Korea. Think of where we were at the end of the Obama Administration compared to now. Great meeting this week with top Reps. Looking forward to meeting with Chairman Kim at end of February!” -Donald […]

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1/18/2019

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late February, the White House said Friday [1-18-19], the latest effort to jump-start stalled nuclear negotiations with the Asian country. The announcement, which did not give a location for the summit, comes as Trump faces […]

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1/18/2019

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will meet with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in late February, the White House announced on Friday [1-18-19], renewing a high-level diplomatic dialogue that has eased tensions with a rogue nuclear state but has shown no progress in eliminating its nuclear arsenal. A White House official said the date […]

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1/17/2019

MILITARY/NATO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Unveiling a revamped missile defense plan, President Donald Trump said Thursday [1-17-19] that the United States is prepared to make use of space as a potential battleground…While providing few details, Trump again spoke of developing a ‘space force’ as a new branch of the military, saying that ‘we will recognize that […]

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1/17/2019

MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea has not taken ‘concrete steps’ to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, Vice President Mike Pence told a group of U.S. diplomats on Wednesday [1-16-19]. Speaking to about 180 U.S. ambassadors at a conference in the State Department, Pence said Pyongyang has not yet begun to fulfill its pledge […]

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1/17/2019

MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea’s lead negotiator in nuclear talks with the US, Kim Yong Chol, arrived in Washington Thursday [1-17-19], just hours after President Donald Trump rolled out a new missile defense strategy that appears to contradict his own claim that Pyongyang is no longer a nuclear threat. Kim arrived at Washington Dulles […]

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1/9/2019

CHINA/NORTH KOREA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to pursue a second summit with President Donald Trump ‘to achieve results that will be welcomed by the international community,’ Chinese state media reported on Thursday [1-10-19]. Kim also reiterated his commitment to denuclearization, according to the report by Xinhua News Agency, which followed […]

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1/6/2019

NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea, we’re doing very well. And again, no rockets. There’s no rockets. There’s no anything. We’re doing very well. I’ve indirectly spoken to Chairman Kim. And when I came here, this country was headed to war with North Korea. And now we have a very good dialogue going. Very good. […]

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1/1/2019

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Kim Jong Un says North Korea will not make or test nuclear weapons, or give them to others – & he is ready to meet President Trump anytime.’ PBS News Hour. I also look forward to meeting with Chairman Kim who realizes so well that North Korea possesses great economic potential!” […]

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12/14/2018

NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many people have asked how we are doing in our negotiations with North Korea – I always reply by saying we are in no hurry, there is wonderful potential for great economic success for that country….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 14, 2018 1:17 pm […]

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12/4/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump plans to hold a second summit meeting early next year with Kim Jong-un, even though North Korea has failed to follow through with promises to start dismantling its nuclear weapons program, John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, said on Tuesday…Mr. Bolton was referring to a pledge that the […]

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11/15/2018

MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will focus on creating a ‘verifiable plan’ for North Korea’s denuclearization, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday [11-15-18], but an accounting of Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and testing sites will not be a prerequisite for the meeting. […]

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11/15/2018

MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday [11-15-18] that the US will not require North Korea to provide a full list of its nuclear and missile sites before President Donald Trump meets with dictator Kim Jong Un for a second summit slated for early next year. Washington and Pyongyang have been […]

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11/13/2018

MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The existence of more than a dozen supposedly secret North Korean missile bases should come as a surprise to nobody — certainly not the United States or South Korea. Both have access to military intelligence that far exceeds what is available in the private sector. If anything, the latest findings […]

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11/13/2018

MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The story in the New York Times concerning North Korea developing missile bases is inaccurate. We fully know about the sites being discussed, nothing new – and nothing happening out of the normal. Just more Fake News. I will be the first to let you know if things go bad!” -Donald […]

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11/7/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The goal of a diplomatic meeting set for Thursday [11-8-18] seemed simple: Nail down a plan for a second summit between President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. But finalizing the meeting itself — between Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, and one of Mr. Kim’s top compatriots […]

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11/7/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [11-7-18] he expects to meet with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un some time early next year and that an expected meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and officials from the reclusive Asian nation will be rescheduled. ‘We’re very happy how it’s […]

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11/7/2018

ELECTION/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea is getting increasingly angry at the US, as talks are deadlocked and tensions between the two countries are on the rise, a source familiar with the discussions told CNN. US and foreign sources close to the talks paint a picture that’s starkly different from the image President Donald […]

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11/1/2018

CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had a long and very good conversation with President Xi Jinping of China. We talked about many subjects, with a heavy emphasis on Trade. Those discussions are moving along nicely with meetings being scheduled at the G-20 in Argentina. Also had good discussion on North Korea!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/12/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In hailing the deal he reached with Kim Jong-un this summer in Singapore, President Trump said it ‘largely solved’ the North Korean nuclear crisis. He has since doubled down on that statement, most recently on Tuesday. ‘People don’t realize the importance of the first meeting,’ he said. ‘I mean, we said, […]

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9/29/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump took his enthusiasm for his detente with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to new heights on Saturday [9-29-18], declaring at a rally with supporters that ‘we fell in love’ after exchanging letters. Trump and Kim have said they want to work toward denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, […]

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9/27/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday [9-27-18] that the world is at ‘the dawn of a new day’ in confronting the threat posed by North Korea’s weapons programs but that sanctions against the country must continue for now. In a speech before the United Nations Security Council, Mr. […]

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9/27/2018

CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that they must ‘set the example’ by enforcing sanctions on North Korea as China and Russia suggested the council consider easing the tough measures. China and Russia said the council should reward Pyongyang for […]

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9/26/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During a free-wheeling solo press conference that lasted more than an hour Wednesday [9-26-18], President Donald Trump again claimed that former President Barack Obama was close to starting a catastrophic conflict with North Korea, telling reporters that if he ‘wasn’t elected, there would have been a war’ as his predecessor was […]

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9/25/2018

FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Trump thrust his commitment to an ‘America First’ foreign policy back onto the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday [9-25-18]. But in his second address on this diplomatic stage, he sounded as eager to claim credit for his achievements after 20 months in office, as he was to disrupt […]

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9/24/2018

CIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The C.I.A. director said on Monday [9-24-18] that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will not give up his nuclear weapons easily, seeing them as crucial leverage to preserve his government. In rare public remarks, Gina Haspel, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said that North Korea has spent decades […]

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9/24/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump, arriving at the United Nations on Monday [9-24-18] morning, said he and Kim Jong Un will meet for a second time ‘quite soon’…Diplomacy between the US and North Korea has continued in fits and starts since Trump met with Kim in Singapore in June, with Trump most […]

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9/23/2018

IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “When President Trump made his first visit to the United Nations last year, he ridiculed North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, as a suicidal ‘rocket man’ and threatened to ‘totally destroy’ his country. He also vowed to rip up the Iran nuclear deal, which he called an ’embarrassment to the United States.’ […]

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9/20/2018

ASIA/EU/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “When President Trump travels to New York on Sunday [9-23-18] for his second visit to the United Nations, he will face tensions with allies in Europe and Asia — but not necessarily of a predictable sort. Administration officials contend that Mr. Trump’s well-documented rift with the Europeans over his withdrawal from […]

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9/19/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed developments on Wednesday [9-19-18] at an inter-Korean summit in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang as ‘very exciting’. ‘Kim Jong Un has agreed to allow nuclear inspections, subject to final negotiations, and to permanently dismantle a test site and launch pad in the presence of […]

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9/19/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Wednesday’s [9-19-18] summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and said there had been ‘tremendous progress’ with North Korea on several fronts including Pyongyang’s denuclearization. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said agreements reached between the […]

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9/18/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kim Jong Un has agreed to allow Nuclear inspections, subject to final negotiations, and to permanently dismantle a test site and launch pad in the presence of international experts. In the meantime there will be no Rocket or Nuclear testing. Hero remains to continue being……..”  -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2018 […]

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9/18/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The South Korean president has become the mediator between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un and is leading the diplomatic efforts to try to get North Korea to disarm. Mr Moon’s trip to Pyongyang on Tuesday [9-18-18], his third meeting with Mr Kim since April, may be his toughest challenge yet. […]

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9/16/2018

INTELLIGENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For seven years, Kim Jong-un has pursued an in-your-face strategy for building his nuclear arsenal: detonating blasts underground and firing missiles into the sky, all to send the message that his country’s nuclear buildup is irreversible. Now he appears to be changing his approach, current and former American intelligence officials say, […]

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9/11/2018

NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Trump considers a second summit meeting with Kim Jong-un, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea called Tuesday [9-11-18] for both leaders to make ‘bold decisions’ that will keep the process of North Korean denuclearization moving forward. The White House revealed on Monday [9-10-18] that Mr. Trump had received […]

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9/11/2018

NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has written to US President Donald Trump asking for a follow-up to their historic summit, the White House says. The US says it is already looking at scheduling a new meeting. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the ‘very warm’ letter showed Pyongyang’s ‘continued commitment to […]

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9/10/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is planning a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday [9-10-18]. Kim requested the meeting in a letter delivered to Trump via the State Department, Sanders said, describing the correspondence as ‘very warm, […]

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9/10/2018

FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s national security adviser, John R. Bolton, fleshed out his boss’s ‘America First’ foreign policy on Monday [9-10-18], disparaging an international organization vilified by conservatives and reaffirming a pro-Israel tilt by announcing the closing of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in Washington. But on one of Mr. Trump’s signature […]

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9/9/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…its commitment to denuclearize.’ @FoxNews This is a big and very positive statement from North Korea. Thank you To Chairman Kim. We will both prove everyone wrong! There is nothing like good dialogue from two people that like each other! Much better than before I took office.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]

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9/9/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea has just staged their parade, celebrating 70th anniversary of founding, without the customary display of nuclear missiles. Theme was peace and economic development. ‘Experts believe that North Korea cut out the nuclear missiles to show President Trump……” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2018 10:21 am […]

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9/7/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has received a letter from Kim Jong Un to US President Donald Trump, according to a State Department official. The official confirmed what Trump had told reporters earlier Friday [-9-7-18], that a letter was handed over at the Korean DMZ on Thursday [9-6-18] and is now […]

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9/6/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [9-6-18] thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for his declaration of trust in his U.S. counterpart, vowing to continue cooperation on denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula…Kim’s praise for Trump was conveyed through a South Korean delegation that met with Kim in Pyongyang on […]

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9/6/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday [9-6-18] welcomed Kim Jong Un’s remarks saying his faith in Trump was unchanged as the North Korean leader and that Pyongyang aimed to achieve denuclearization within Trump’s first term in office. ‘Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims ‘unwavering faith in President Trump.’ Thank you […]

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9/5/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ‘unwavering trust for President Trump’ and wants to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula before the US leader finishes his term, South Korean officials said Thursday [9-6-18]…Chung said Kim told him North Korea ‘was willing to take more active measures toward denuclearization […]

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8/29/2018

NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…considerable aid, including money, fuel, fertilizer and various other commodities. This is not helpful! Nonetheless, the President believes that his relationship with Kim Jong Un is a very good and warm one, and there is no reason at this time to be spending large amounts…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2018 […]

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8/29/2018

CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “STATEMENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE President Donald J. Trump feels strongly that North Korea is under tremendous pressure from China because of our major trade disputes with the Chinese Government. At the same time, we also know that China is providing North Korea with…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2018 […]

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8/29/2018

CHINA/DEFENSE/NORTH KOREA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Wednesday [8-29-18] tried to make China the scapegoat for his stalled diplomacy with North Korea, accusing it of undermining the American-led pressure campaign against Pyongyang because of an escalating trade dispute with the United States. In a series of late-afternoon tweets, issued under the headline ‘Statement From […]

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8/28/2018

DEFENSE/MIKE POMPEO/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Defense Secretary Jim Mattis opened the door on Tuesday [8-28-18] to restarting large-scale military exercises on the Korean Peninsula, appearing to contradict President Trump, who had labeled the war games costly and ‘provocative’ two months ago in trying to lower tensions with North Korea. Mr. Mattis insisted that the step […]

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8/27/2018

MIKE POMPEO/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korean state media criticized the United States over the weekend for ‘extremely provocative and dangerous military moves’ in Pacific waters and warned that the diplomacy forged between the two countries’ leaders during their Singapore summit meeting in June could be in jeopardy. The belligerent articles were the first official […]

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8/25/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [8-24-18] abruptly called off a trip to North Korea by his secretary of state, citing a lack of progress in nuclear disarmament talks and acknowledging for the first time that his diplomatic overture to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, had run into trouble. Mr. Trump […]

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8/24/2018

CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [8-24-18] asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel an upcoming trip to North Korea, saying on Twitter that the United States has not made ‘sufficient progress’ on nuclear talks with the country in what appeared to be his first admission that the discussions […]

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8//24/2018

CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Secretary Pompeo looks forward to going to North Korea in the near future, most likely after our Trading relationship with China is resolved. In the meantime I would like to send my warmest regards and respect to Chairman Kim. I look forward to seeing him soon!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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8/24/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Citing insufficient progress on the issue of denuclearization, President Donald Trump nixed plans for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to make what would have been his fourth visit to North Korea Friday, canceling next week’s trip just one day after it was announced by Pompeo…Pompeo had said Thursday [8-23-28] newly […]

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8/15/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced new sanctions on Wednesday [8-15-18] against three organizations and an individual accused of facilitating illicit shipments to North Korea, keeping pressure on the government of Kim Jong-un amid ongoing negotiations over the dismantling of his nuclear program. The companies targeted by the Treasury Department are based in […]

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8/13/2018

DEFENSE/IRAN/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A bill signed by President Donald Trump on Monday [8-13-18] asks the Pentagon to pursue more options for defeating U.S.-bound North Korean missiles by using radar and more missiles to spot and shoot down inbound threats. The National Defense Authorization Act gives the Pentagon $716 billion, with almost $10 billion going […]

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MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday [-8-7-18] said North Korea has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearize despite an agreement between Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump in June. Bolton, in an interview on Fox News, said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]

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8/3/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said North Korea is ‘of course’ closer to denuclearization, but he acknowledged it will take some time before that happens and said the schedule for divesting the country of its missiles and weapons would be set by Kim Jong Un…But earlier, on his way to […]

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8/2/2018

IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a tour of Southeast Asia on Thursday [8-2-18] with a plan to urge allied countries to maintain sanctions pressure against North Korea despite ongoing diplomatic efforts. North Korea and Iran are both expected to attend a summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, […]

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8/2/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump received a new letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House said, in the latest public display of diplomacy between the two countries. The content of the letter wasn’t disclosed, but White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Thursday [8-2-18] described the correspondence as the next […]

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7/23/2018

MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Rocket has not been launched by North Korea in 9 months. Likewise, no Nuclear Tests. Japan is happy, all of Asia is happy. But the Fake News is saying, without ever asking me (always anonymous sources), that I am angry because it is not going fast enough. Wrong, very happy!” […]

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7/20/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Even as the Trump administration looks for further nuclear arms reductions with Russia and full denuclearization with North Korea, the Pentagon is making crucial changes in nuclear weapons employment and options after Defense Secretary James Mattis and Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently called for classified […]

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7/18/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [7-18-18] there is ‘no rush’ in its negotiations with North Korea over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program. The tweet came in a series of early morning messages from the President as he defended his inflammatory news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, earlier in […]

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7/18/2018

NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Russia has agreed to help with North Korea, where relationships with us are very good and the process is moving along. There is no rush, the sanctions remain! Big benefits and exciting future for North Korea at end of process!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 5:16 am […]

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7/15/2018

MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There hasn’t been a missile or rocket fired in 9 months in North Korea, there have been no nuclear tests and we got back our hostages. Who knows how it will all turn out in the end, but why isn’t the Fake News talking about these wonderful facts? Because it is […]

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7/12/2018

CHINA/ENERGY/NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration asked a United Nations panel this week to ban oil-product sales to North Korea for the rest of the year, calling out China and Russia for exports Washington alleges have often been in violation of the international body’s sanctions against Pyongyang, according to people familiar with the matter. […]

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7/12/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump took the unusual step Thursday [7-12-18] of releasing a letter he received last week from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that hailed their summit meeting in Singapore as the ‘start of a meaningful journey’ and called for ‘practical actions’ on both sides. The letter illustrated Mr. […]

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7/11/2018

MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un last month, President Donald Trump said he was canceling military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, because they were provocative to North Korea and ‘tremendously expensive.’ The cost? According to a new Pentagon analysis prompted by Mr. Trump’s statement, the military […]

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7/9/2018

CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [7-9-18] that he was confident North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would ‘honor the contract’ the two leaders signed last month in Singapore, while suggesting that China was ‘exerting negative pressure’ on the agreement amid its trade fight with the U.S…After their meeting last […]

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7/9/2018

CHINA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have confidence that Kim Jong Un will honor the contract we signed &, even more importantly, our handshake. We agreed to the denuclearization of North Korea. China, on the other hand, may be exerting negative pressure on a deal because of our posture on Chinese Trade-Hope Not!” -Donald Trump, […]

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7/7/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean charges that he used ‘gangster-like’ diplomacy in negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday [7-8-18] after meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts that he would keep pursuing denuclearization talks with North Korea. Pompeo said in Tokyo there was still […]

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7/6/2018

CIA/DEFENSE/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo kicked off talks in North Korea with one of leader Kim Jong Un’s top lieutenants, Gen. Kim Yong Chol, soon after arriving in Pyongyang. During his trip, Mr. Pompeo aims to fill out the details of a North Korean pledge to work toward denuclearization, including […]

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7/4/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When the North Koreans were shooting off missile tests and detonating new, more powerful atomic bombs last year, President Trump responded with threats of ‘fire and fury’ and ordered the military to come up with new, if highly risky, pre-emptive strike options. But since the one-day summit meeting last month in […]

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7/3/2018

ASIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many good conversations with North Korea-it is going well! In the meantime, no Rocket Launches or Nuclear Testing in 8 months. All of Asia is thrilled. Only the Opposition Party, which includes the Fake News, is complaining. If not for me, we would now be at War with North Korea!” –Donald […]

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7/2/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Defense Intelligence Agency believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has no intention of engaging in a full denuclearization program, at least for now, according to an administration official familiar with the agency’s finding. A second official tells CNN the Trump administration plans to present the North Koreans with […]

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7/2/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday [7-5-18] will leave for North Korea to engage in the first high-level talks on eliminating Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and programs since the Singapore summit in June, U.S. officials said. The trip comes amid growing concerns that Washington and Pyongyang may not share the […]

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7/1/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s national security adviser said on Sunday [7-1-18] that North Korea could dismantle all of its nuclear weapons, threatening missiles and biological weapons ‘in a year,’ a far more aggressive schedule than the one Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlined for Congress recently, reflecting a strain inside the […]

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6/27/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told US lawmakers on Wednesday [6-27-18] that North Korea remains a nuclear threat, but defended President Donald Trump for tweeting earlier this month, ‘There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea…’ Pompeo also confirmed North Korea has yet to return the remains of […]

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6/27/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea is upgrading its nuclear research center at a rapid pace, new satellite imagery analysis suggests, despite Pyongyang’s commitment to denuclearization at a summit with the U.S. this month. The analysis from 38 North, a North Korea-focused website published by the Stimson Center in Washington, found that Pyongyang, in recent […]

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6/21/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [6-21-18] North Korea was blowing up four of its big test sites and that a process of ‘total denuclearization … has already started,’ but officials said there was no such evidence since a landmark summit last week. Trump said at a Cabinet meeting in […]

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6/20/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s top nuclear expert involved in talks on ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs is leaving the White House as part of a regular rotation, three senior administration officials said on Wednesday [6-20-18]. The expert, Andrea Hall, has already been replaced by Julie Bentz as acting senior director of […]

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6/19/2018

MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Pentagon announced on Monday [6-18-18] that it was suspending a major military exercise with South Korea that President Trump had criticized as a waste of money. The decision to cancel — at least for now — the large-scale, long-planned Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise set for August had been expected […]

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6/18/2018

MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If President Obama (who got nowhere with North Korea and would have had to go to war with many millions of people being killed) had gotten along with North Korea and made the initial steps toward a deal that I have, the Fake News would have named him a national hero!” […]

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6/15/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s assertion Friday [6-15-18] that he has ‘solved’ the North Korean nuclear weapons threat again diverged from how Secretary of State Mike Pompeo depicted the outcome of this week’s summit between Mr. Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Mr. Pompeo, in meetings in South Korea and […]

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6/15/2018

NORTH KOREA/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Friday [6-15-18] that his historic meeting with Kim Jong-un gave credibility to the North Korean leader, whom critics call a brutal dictator. The president also called Mr. Kim ‘the strong head’ of the communist country, adding: “He speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want […]

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6/15/2018

HUMAN RIGHTS/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [6-15-18] defended his warm praise of Kim Jong Un, saying his newfound affinity for the North Korean dictator was making Americans safer. At the same time, Trump expressed esteem for the forced deference North Koreans show for their leader and joked he wished ‘my people’ […]

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6/15/2018

CABINET/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump repeatedly singled out one person for helping put the historic meeting together: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Since the Senate confirmed Mr. Pompeo in April, the president has relied on his secretary of state—who backed the decision […]

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6/14/2018

ASIA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Asian powers on Thursday [6-14-18] that President Trump was sticking to demands that North Korea surrender its nuclear weapons, as he sought to hold together a fragile consensus on maintaining tough sanctions against the North despite Mr. Trump’s declaration that it was ‘no longer […]

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6/14/2018

MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday [6-14-18] President Donald Trump was using ‘common courtesy’ when he returned a military salute from a North Korean general during Tuesday’s [6-12-18]summit in Singapore. ‘It’s a common courtesy when a military official from another government salutes, that you return that,’ Sanders told CNN’s […]

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