Trump Threatens To Slow Negotiations On Trade Deal To Increase Pressure On North

On Thursday, President Donald Trump said that he is considering slowing down negotiations on a new trade deal with South Korea to maintain pressure on North Korea before the summit with Kim Jong Un planned for the end of April. While delivering a speech in Richfield, Ohio, Trump touted the renegotiations of the KORUS trade deal between the US and South Korea as a boost for the US. Trump said, "Just this week we secured a wonderful deal with South Korea, we were in a deal that was a horror show.