Trump says 3 or 4 dates being discussed for North Korea-U.S. summit
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U.S. President Donald Trump has struck back at critics who say the United States has given North Korea too many concessions ahead of their planned summit.
Trump says the claims couldn't be further from the truth.
He also revealed that three or four dates are being discussed for the summit.
For details we turn to our Lee Seung-jae.
Calling into "Fox & Friends" on Thursday,... President Trump insisted the only side that has given things up for the Washington-Pyongyang summit is North Korea,... citing the regime's promises on denuclearization, testing, research and on closing some of its nuclear sites.
He said the United States hasn't made any concessions at all.
President Trump's comments come a matter of days after the North announced it was closing its nuclear test site and suspending nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests.
Kim Jong-un has also indicated that he's ready to discuss denuclearization, but it remains unclear whether he's willing to give up the nuclear weapons his nation already has, and what he would want in return.
Trump argued that the only concession, if any, he has made to the North,... was his decision last month to accept Kim's invitation for a meeting.
He added that quote "the nuclear war would have happened, if you have weak people."
In regards to the date of what promises to be a historic summit between the U.S. and North Korea, President Trump said three or four dates are under review,... and that there are five possible venues being considered,... but did not elaborate.
Trump has said in the past that he will meet Kim in May or early June to talk about the denuclearization of the regime,... but also stressed that he will walk away if the meeting is unlikely to be "fruitful".
President Trump also revealed information about Mike Pompeo's secret visit to Pyongyang earlier this month,... saying his newly sworn-in Secretary of State wasn't supposed to meet with the North Korean leader,... but ended up talking with Kim for more than an hour.
Pompeo is the most senior U.S. official to meet a North Korean leader since 2000.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
Trump says the claims couldn't be further from the truth.
He also revealed that three or four dates are being discussed for the summit.
For details we turn to our Lee Seung-jae.
Calling into "Fox & Friends" on Thursday,... President Trump insisted the only side that has given things up for the Washington-Pyongyang summit is North Korea,... citing the regime's promises on denuclearization, testing, research and on closing some of its nuclear sites.
He said the United States hasn't made any concessions at all.
President Trump's comments come a matter of days after the North announced it was closing its nuclear test site and suspending nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests.
Kim Jong-un has also indicated that he's ready to discuss denuclearization, but it remains unclear whether he's willing to give up the nuclear weapons his nation already has, and what he would want in return.
Trump argued that the only concession, if any, he has made to the North,... was his decision last month to accept Kim's invitation for a meeting.
He added that quote "the nuclear war would have happened, if you have weak people."
In regards to the date of what promises to be a historic summit between the U.S. and North Korea, President Trump said three or four dates are under review,... and that there are five possible venues being considered,... but did not elaborate.
Trump has said in the past that he will meet Kim in May or early June to talk about the denuclearization of the regime,... but also stressed that he will walk away if the meeting is unlikely to be "fruitful".
President Trump also revealed information about Mike Pompeo's secret visit to Pyongyang earlier this month,... saying his newly sworn-in Secretary of State wasn't supposed to meet with the North Korean leader,... but ended up talking with Kim for more than an hour.
Pompeo is the most senior U.S. official to meet a North Korean leader since 2000.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.