Trump says North Korea recently reached out about possible talks during joke-filled annual dinner
- 6 years ago
U.S. President Donald Trump,... during a joke-filled monologue with reporters in Washington said that North Korea had recently reached out about possible talks.
Trump said quote-unquote that "They called up a couple of days ago and said we would like to talk, and I said 'So would we, but you have to de-nuke," and Trump added "Let's see what happens."
Though it's unclear whether President Trump was joking or if formal U.S.-North Korea talks are imminent,... his administration has said it would be willing to meet with North Korea if Pyongyang agrees to start the process of abandoning its nuclear weapons program as part of any talks.
White House officials did not respond to a request for clarification-- and the remarks were made during a series of jokes poking fun at himself, his administration and others at the annual dinner.
Trump said quote-unquote that "They called up a couple of days ago and said we would like to talk, and I said 'So would we, but you have to de-nuke," and Trump added "Let's see what happens."
Though it's unclear whether President Trump was joking or if formal U.S.-North Korea talks are imminent,... his administration has said it would be willing to meet with North Korea if Pyongyang agrees to start the process of abandoning its nuclear weapons program as part of any talks.
White House officials did not respond to a request for clarification-- and the remarks were made during a series of jokes poking fun at himself, his administration and others at the annual dinner.