NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House brushed aside threats by North Korea on Wednesday [5-16-18] to cancel an upcoming summit meeting between President Trump and the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, saying it was still ‘hopeful’ the meeting will happen — but that Mr. Trump would be fine if it did not. ‘The president is […]
Category: North Korea
5/16/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Amid fresh uncertainty over his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump Wednesday [5-16-18] said that he is committed to pressing for the country to abandon its nuclear program as part of any meeting. North Korea threatened earlier in the day to scrap the historic […]
5/16/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For weeks, President Donald Trump has said he might walk away from a bad deal with North Korea. On Wednesday [5-16-18], Pyongyang signaled that it, too, might turn its back on talks. North Korea’s warnings that it would cancel a June summit if Washington insists on rapid disarmament highlight the […]
5/16/2018
LIBYA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House on Wednesday [5-16-18] downplayed comments by national security adviser John Bolton, who recently invoked Libya’s decision to denuclearize during the Bush administration as a model for US policy on North Korea, potentially placing a planned US-North Korea summit in jeopardy. Hours earlier, a North Korean official said […]
5/15/2018
CIA/GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/NORTH KOREA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Last fall, when President Donald Trump headed to Capitol Hill for the Senate Republican lunch, he was feuding with the powerful chair of the foreign relations panel and tweeted that the man couldn’t get elected dog catcher. On Tuesday [5-15-18], he dropped in on the weekly GOP lunch entangled in […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nobody said national-security policy was simple or easy. For proof, look at the current state of U.S. views on North Korea and Iran. At the moment, President Donald Trump has nice things to say about North Korea, which has built a nuclear weapon, has threatened to use it against the […]
5/12/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea has announced that they will dismantle Nuclear Test Site this month, ahead of the big Summit Meeting on June 12th. Thank you, a very smart and gracious gesture!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2018 4:08 pm […]
5/11/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his conversations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were ‘warm’ and ‘good.’ Pompeo spoke to reporters at the State Department a day after returning from a trip to Pyongyang to negotiate with the North Korean leader and retrieve three Americans held by the […]
5/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Less than a year ago, President Trump was savaging Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, as a ‘madman’ and murderer of his own people, branding him as ‘Little Rocket Man’ for his nuclear testing exploits and poking fun at his portly stature. Early Thursday [5-10-18] morning, a jubilant Mr. Trump described […]
5/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The way President Donald Trump sees it, why go for a solid single when you can swing for a home run? Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is only the latest example of the president’s go-big strategy. From tax reform to international trade to foreign policy, […]
5/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump announced on Thursday [5-10-18] that his meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will be held on June 12 in Singapore. The announcement came in a tweet just hours after Mr. Trump met the three recently freed American hostages at Joint Base Andrews, where they arrived in the […]
5/10/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/PRISONER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three American prisoners freed from North Korea arrived here early Thursday [5-10-18] to a personal welcome from President Trump, who traveled to an air base in the middle of the night to meet them. Waving their hands and flashing peace signs, the freed prisoners — Kim Dong-chul, Tony Kim and […]
5/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/PRISONERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just maybe, the extraordinary scene that unfolded in the dead of night on an airfield outside Washington early Thursday [5-10-18] is the start of something truly historic. President Donald Trump welcomed home three American prisoners from North Korea, citing their release as proof that his diplomacy with the isolated state […]
5/10/2019
NORTH KOREA/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th. We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 9:37 am […]
5/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/PRISONERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On behalf of the American people, WELCOME HOME! https://t.co/hISaCI95CB“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 5:01 am […]
5/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/PRISONER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The release of three American prisoners cleared away a last obstacle on Wednesday [5-9-18] to a landmark nuclear summit meeting between President Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. North Korea freed the prisoners, all Americans of Korean descent, even as the two countries finalized details for a meeting between their […]
5/9/2018
ASIA/EU/IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Having returned from North Korea on Thursday [5-10-18], Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will embark on talks to persuade allies in Europe, the Middle East and Asia to press Iran to return to negotiations over its nuclear and missile programs, U.S. officials said. The open question is whether the allies, […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “North Korea released three U.S. citizens imprisoned for more than a year and allowed them to fly home with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, removing a source of diplomatic friction between Washington and Pyongyang ahead of a summit between the leaders of the two adversaries. The three men— Kim Dong-chul, Tony […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/PRISONERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump welcomed three Americans who had been held prisoner in North Korea back home on Thursday [5-10-18], thanking its leader Kim Jong Un for their release and sounding upbeat about a planned U.S.-North Korea summit.The former prisoners, freed after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Pyongyang […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extended an olive branch to senior North Korean officials on Wednesday [5-9-18]: ‘All the opportunities your people so richly deserve’ in exchange for the shutting down of the North’s nuclear weapons program…Mr. Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday on a mission to smooth any remaining wrinkles […]
5/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NAFTA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The relative caution that constrained President Trump for much of his first year in office has been cast aside, and an emboldened commander in chief is finally reshaping foreign policy to reflect the ‘America First’ philosophy he promised during his campaign. Having shed or sidelined some of the top advisers […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Tuesday [5-8-18] he is quitting the Iran nuclear deal, pitting him against the United States’ closest allies and leaving the future of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions in question…In announcing his long-telegraphed decision, Trump said he would initiate new sanctions on the regime, crippling the touchstone agreement negotiated by […]
5/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday [5-9-18] that while ‘everyone thinks’ he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his involvement in the warming of relations with North Korea, the only prize he wants is a victory for the world. Trump was asked by a reporter while holding a Cabinet meeting at […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ruled out the Korean Demilitarized Zone as the site of his upcoming talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, despite previously suggesting it would provide a fitting backdrop. ‘It will not be’ at the DMZ, Trump said in response to a question from reporters at the […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NORTH KOREA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So much of the Trump presidency to this moment has been about undoing President Barack Obama. Announcing the US would leave the Iran nuclear deal, President Donald Trump was still more concerned with how badly he said it was negotiated than with what would come next. He called it flawed, horrible, […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary Pompeo and his ‘guests’ will be landing at Andrews Air Force Base at 2:00 A.M. in the morning. I will be there to greet them. Very exciting!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2018 7:35 am […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting. They seem to be in good health. Also, good meeting with Kim Jong […]
5/8/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump revealed on Tuesday [5-8-18] afternoon that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was flying to North Korea, where he will continue preparations for Trump’s planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…Pompeo’s trip to North Korea is his second in recent months and his first since being confirmed […]
5/8/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be speaking to my friend, President Xi of China, this morning at 8:30. The primary topics will be Trade, where good things will happen, and North Korea, where relationships and trust are building.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2018 6:22 am […]
5/7/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has actively cultivated an air of suspense around his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but his decision last week to add another dose of reality-TV drama by teasing the release of three Americans currently being detained by the regime is raising concerns among former […]
5/7/2018
EU/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday [5-7-18] that he is withdrawing the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, European diplomats said after concluding that they had failed to convince him that reneging on America’s commitment to the pact could cast the West into new confrontation with Tehran. If […]
5/4/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to prepare options for drawing down American troops in South Korea, just weeks before he holds a landmark meeting with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, according to several people briefed on the deliberations. Reduced troop levels are not intended to be a bargaining chip […]
5/4/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With diplomacy moving apace to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, Northeast Asia is bracing for something few had thought likely just months ago: a reduction or withdrawal of American troops from South Korea. These forces have been the bedrock of the 65-year-old alliance between Seoul and Washington since the […]
5/4/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Friday [5-4-18] he has agreed to a time and place for his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but declined to announce the details…A White House spokeswoman didn’t immediately return a message seeking additional comment. Mr. Trump has said he wants meet Mr. […]
5/3/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani said the administration has reached an agreement with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to release three detained U.S. citizens, including a 62-year-old Virginian who has been held for two years…The White House declined to provide any additional details. Mr. Trump signaled on Twitter […]
5/3/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MIKE PENCE/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH AMERICA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is postponing his plans to travel to Brazil this month in order to ensure foreign policy resources are focused on President Donald Trump’s coming talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pence’s spokeswoman said on Thursday [5-3-18]…No exact date or location has been […]
5/2/2018
CIA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump hailed newly minted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a ‘true American hero’ while alluding to a boost of energy at the State Department during a ceremony marking the agency leader’s swearing-in on Wednesday [5-2-18]. In his first remarks at the State Department since becoming president, Trump praised […]
5/2/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/ROBERT MUELLER/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There was no Collusion (it is a Hoax) and there is no Obstruction of Justice (that is a setup & trap). What there is is Negotiations going on with North Korea over Nuclear War, Negotiations going on with China over Trade Deficits, Negotiations on NAFTA, and much more. Witch […]
5/1/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said his administration would likely announce ‘in the next couple of days’ a location and date for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Mr. Trump made the remark in response to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office. A day earlier he […]
5/1/2018
CHINA/NAFTA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Delegation heading to China to begin talks on the Massive Trade Deficit that has been created with our Country. Very much like North Korea, this should have been fixed years ago, not now. Same with other countries and NAFTA…but it will all get done. Great Potential for USA!” -Donald Trump, […]
4/30/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [4-30-18] that he would like to meet North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, at the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea, declaring that if their rendezvous is a success, ‘there’s a great celebration to be had on the site.’ In a tone that mixed […]
4/30/2018
IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [4-30-18] that pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal would not have a negative impact on his upcoming nuclear talks with North Korea, and he said he would be open to negotiating a new nuclear accord with Tehran…Trump declined to say whether the United […]
4/30/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Numerous countries are being considered for the MEETING, but would Peace House/Freedom House, on the Border of North & South Korea, be a more Representative, Important and Lasting site than a third party country? Just asking!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2018 7:19 am […]
4/29/2018
MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Headline: ‘Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade’ – from the Failing New York Times. Also, will shut down Nuclear Test Site in May.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2018 9:59 pm […]
4/28/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had a long and very good talk with President Moon of South Korea. Things are going very well, time and location of meeting with North Korea is being set. Also spoke to Prime Minister Abe of Japan to inform him of the ongoing negotiations.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday [4-27-18] for a historic inter-Korean summit and insisted that the United States was ‘not going to be played’ by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said the U.S. had narrowed down to two or three locations his planned meeting with Kim. The U.S. […]
4/27/2018
JAMES COMEY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Trump on Friday [4-27-18] renewed his attacks on the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, kicking off a morning Twitter barrage by once again accusing Mr. Comey of leaking classified information and lying to cover it up, even as the leaders of North and South Korea held a […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The list of potential sites for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been narrowed to ‘two or three’ locations, Trump said Friday [4-27-18]. The development comes as negotiations speed ahead for the historic face-to-face. Trump hailed talks Friday between Kim and South […]
4/27/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Please do not forget the great help that my good friend, President Xi of China, has given to the United States, particularly at the Border of North Korea. Without him it would have been a much longer, tougher, process!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 6:50 am […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “KOREAN WAR TO END! The United States, and all of its GREAT people, should be very proud of what is now taking place in Korea!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 5:55 am […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a furious year of missile launches and Nuclear testing, a historic meeting between North and South Korea is now taking place. Good things are happening, but only time will tell!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 5:41 am […]
4/26/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said ‘three or four days’ and as many as five locations are being considered for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which is expected to occur by mid-June…Mr. Trump also disclosed new details about the trip Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo made to […]
4/26/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday [4-26-18] said he is considering three or four dates as well as five locations for his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, adding that it remains unclear whether the meeting will occur. Trump, speaking in an interview on Fox News Channel, said […]
4/24/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [4-24-18] that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — the man he once mocked as ‘Little Rocket Man’ — ‘has really been very open and I think very honorable based on what we are seeing’ as the two gear up for an anticipated face-to-face meeting in […]
4/23/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House said Monday [4-23-18] North Korea won’t get sanctions relief until it takes ‘concrete action’ toward denuclearization, the goal of President Donald Trump’s planned summit with Kim Jong Un. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ comments appeared to leave open the possibility of easing the U.S.-led ‘maximum pressure’ campaign before […]
4/22/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will urge North Korea to act quickly to dismantle its nuclear arsenal when he meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and isn’t willing to grant Pyongyang substantial sanctions relief in return for a freeze of its nuclear and missile tests, administration officials said. Those two closely related […]
4/22/2018
MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As negotiations over a summit meeting with the ruler of North Korea accelerate, President Trump on Sunday [4-22-18] disputed any suggestion that he had made too many concessions at the outset of an unpredictable and potentially volatile diplomatic exercise. From his Florida estate, Mr. Trump took to Twitter to criticize Chuck […]
4/22/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Funny how all of the Pundits that couldn’t come close to making a deal on North Korea are now all over the place telling me how to make a deal!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 22, 2018 1:43 pm […]
4/22/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We are a long way from conclusion on North Korea, maybe things will work out, and maybe they won’t – only time will tell….But the work I am doing now should have been done a long time ago!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 22, 2018 8:02 am […]
4/22/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd of Fake News NBC just stated that we have given up so much in our negotiations with North Korea, and they have given up nothing. Wow, we haven’t given up anything & they have agreed to denuclearization (so great for World), site closure, & no more […]
4/20/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On a dark February night, the trucks unloaded their contraband near Hyesan, a North Korean town across a narrow river from China. As border guards looked the other way, workers used carts to pull the cargo of metal ore — tungsten, lead, zinc, copper and gold concentrates, all banned from export […]
4/20/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea has agreed to suspend all Nuclear Tests and close up a major test site. This is very good news for North Korea and the World – big progress! Look forward to our Summit.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 20, 2018 5:50 am […]
4/19/2018
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, has removed a key obstacle to negotiations with Washington by no longer demanding that American troops be removed from South Korea as a condition for denuclearizing his country, the South’s president, Moon Jae-in, said Thursday [4-19-18]. The change in stance, if officially confirmed by the […]
4/19/2018
JAPAN/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great meeting with Prime Minister Abe of Japan, who has just left Florida. Talked in depth about North Korea, Military and Trade. Good things will happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2018 9:45 am […]
4/18/2018
JAPAN/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As every Japanese knows, when you travel abroad, you must bring home some ‘omiyage’ — souvenirs. But after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s first day visiting President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., the Japanese public is wondering whether their leader, embattled at home by influence-peddling scandals, might […]
4/18/2018
CONGRESS/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many lawmakers have expressed support for the recent missile strikes against Syria, launched without congressional approval, but a number harbor concerns that the White House believes it now has broad authority to undertake further, riskier attacks that could lead to full-blown war. They say the Trump administration has expressed an expansive […]
4/18/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [4-18-18] he recently sent Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on a secret trip to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, in an effort to set up a summit between the two leaders. Mr. Pompeo, tapped by Mr. Trump last month […]
4/18/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A South Korean official said Seoul could push for a more permanent peace agreement on the Korean Peninsula, potentially involving the U.S. and China, to replace the armistice that ended the Korean War. Such a move could pave the way for a deal to end the standoff over North Korea’s […]
4/18/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong Un in North Korea last week. Meeting went very smoothly and a good relationship was formed. Details of Summit are being worked out now. Denuclearization will be a great thing for World, but also for North Korea!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 18, 2018 5:42 […]
4/18/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “CIA Director Mike Pompeo visited North Korea more than two weeks ago for a secret meeting with leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, sources confirmed to CNN. Pompeo, who is US President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, didn’t take any officials from the White House or State Department […]
4/17/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [4-17-18] his administration has had direct talks with North Korea at ‘very high levels,’ as U.S. officials seek to negotiate the terms of a meeting between Mr. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Mr. Trump said he expects the meeting to happen ‘probably in […]
4/16/2018
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump disclosed on Tuesday [4-17-18] that the United States is having direct talks at ‘extremely high levels’ with Pyongyang to try to set up a summit between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump made the acknowledgement during a picture-taking session with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe […]
4/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [4-9-18] that he will meet with Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, in May or early June, setting a timeline for the historic summit between the American president and the mercurial North Korean strongman. Last month, Mr. Trump abruptly accepted an invitation to meet with Mr. […]
4/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [4-9-18] extended the timetable for his anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying the summit might not happen until early June. ‘We’ll be meeting with them sometime in May, or early June,’ Mr. Trump said at the start of a cabinet meeting. The […]
3/29/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump heralded a new trade agreement with South Korea at his first public appearance in nearly a week on Thursday [3-29-18], but then immediately suggested that he might delay finalizing it while negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program…It was unclear what leverage Mr. Trump believed he could […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s rosy outlook at the prospect of meeting with North Korean despot Kim Jong Un is about to hit a wall of hard truths erected by US allies, outside experts and officials within his administration. Trump reacted to Kim’s surprise meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping early on Wednesday […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The date for their meeting is still not set, but when President Donald Trump finally meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, the specter of China will also be in the room, a potent signal to the American President that the young reclusive leader has support for his cause from the region’s […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Received message last night from XI JINPING of China that his meeting with KIM JONG UN went very well and that KIM looks forward to his meeting with me. In the meantime, and unfortunately, maximum sanctions and pressure must be maintained at all cost!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 5:16am […]
3/28/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For years and through many administrations, everyone said that peace and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula was not even a small possibility. Now there is a good chance that Kim Jong Un will do what is right for his people and for humanity. Look forward to our meeting!” -Donald Trump, […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [3-28-18] that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looked forward to meeting with him, indicating the planned landmark talks between the isolated Asian leader and Republican president will go forward…After two days of speculation, China announced on Wednesday that Kim had visited Beijing […]
3/27/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday [3-27-18] he had no reservations or concerns about President Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser, John Bolton, a hawk who has advocated using military force against North Korea and Iran. Mattis said he would meet Bolton for the first time later […]
3/23/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s shakeup of his national security team adds to the burden on one man at the center of any decision about war and peace: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Long a champion of alliances and diplomacy, Mattis increasingly finds himself surrounded by policy hawks on issues from Iran […]
3/23/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In picking John Bolton as national security adviser, President Donald Trump appears to have found a longtime Washington hand who is in step with his views on major national-security issues, including objections to the Iran nuclear agreement, the need to stop North Korea’s nuclear program and an ‘America First’-driven […]
3/22/2018
IRAN/MCMASTER/NORTH KOREA/REX TILLERSON/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster with the former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, injecting a hawkish foreign policy voice into his administration ahead of key decisions on Iran and North Korea. Trump tweeted Thursday [3-22-18] that McMaster has done ‘an outstanding job & will always remain my […]
3/15/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SWEDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sweden’s Foreign Ministry said a senior North Korean government official was expected in Stockholm later Thursday [3-15-18] for two days of talks that could be a prelude to a planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho will […]
3/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House has created a working group to prepare for the landmark meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea. But Mr. Trump’s sudden ousting on Tuesday [3-13-18] of Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson could delay critical elements of the planning until the Senate confirms […]
3/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House has created a working group to prepare for the landmark meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea. But Mr. Trump’s sudden ousting on Tuesday of Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson could delay critical elements of the planning until the Senate confirms his […]
3/11/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Sunday [3-11-18] blamed Senate Democrats for the dearth of experts at the State Department, ignoring the department’s high turnover and the number of positions for which there is no nominee. ‘The Democrats continue to Obstruct the confirmation of hundreds of good and talented people who are needed […]
3/10/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chinese President XI JINPING and I spoke at length about the meeting with KIM JONG UN of North Korea. President XI told me he appreciates that the U.S. is working to solve the problem diplomatically rather than going with the ominous alternative. China continues to be helpful!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the first hours after hearing that North Korea’s leader wanted to meet with me to talk denuclearization and that missile launches will end, the press was startled & amazed.They couldn’t believe it. But by the following morning the news became FAKE.They said so what, who cares!” – Donald […]
3/10/2018
AFRICA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SECRETARY OF STATE: “US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will resume his normal schedule on Sunday [3-11-18] after canceling his Saturday schedule of events due to illness. Tillerson arrived in Nairobi on Friday as part of a five-nation tour of Africa that includes Ethiopia, Chad, Nigeria and Djibouti. ‘The Secretary is feeling better […]
3/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA: “North Korea has not conducted a Missile Test since November 28, 2017 and has promised not to do so through our meetings. I believe they will honor that commitment!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 10, 2018 9:38am […]
3/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Spoke to Prime Minister Abe of Japan, who is very enthusiastic about talks with North Korea. Also discussing opening up Japan to much better trade with the U.S. Currently have a massive $100 Billion Trade Deficit. Not fair or sustainable. It will all work out!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. […]
3/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The planned meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by May will make it more likely the administration will kill the Iranian nuclear agreement, some current and former western officials said. … Wendy Sherman, the lead U.S. negotiator on the Iran deal who also […]
3/10/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chinese President XI JINPING and I spoke at length about the meeting with KIM JONG UN of North Korea. President XI told me he appreciates that the U.S. is working to solve the problem diplomatically rather than going with the ominous alternative. China continues to be helpful!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since his election in May, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea has been something of an odd man out in Washington’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on North Korea, calling again and again for talks as President Trump was threatening ‘fire and fury.’ At one point, Mr. Trump even accused him […]
3/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The deal with North Korea is very much in the making and will be, if completed, a very good one for the World. Time and place to be determined.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 9, 2018 07:42pm […]
3/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House on Friday [3-9-18] appeared to set new conditions for a meeting between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, saying that the North must take ‘concrete steps’ toward denuclearizing for the U.S. to follow through on Trump’s acceptance of Kim’s invitation the previous […]
3/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA /TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For at least two decades, leaders in North Korea have been seeking a personal meeting with an American president. Now, as a summit unexpectedly appears possible, analysts fear U.S. President Donald Trump’s understaffed administration may lack the expertise to successfully turn a political spectacle long sought by Pyongyang […]
3/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to accept a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un caught the world off guard. In agreeing to sit down with North Korea’s third-generation leader, Mr. Trump has boosted the stature of Mr. Kim—a man he has ridiculed as ‘Little Rocket Man’ and threatened with […]