Trump: Obama Was 'Begging' For A Meeting But Kim Jong Un Wouldn't Meet Him
- 5 years ago
President Trump held a media event on Sunday.
President Trump has taken credit for achieving something he says the Obama administration was "begging" for but failed to accomplish--a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Over the weekend, he held a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
"I hate to hear the media, you know, give false information to the public when they say, 'Oh, what's been done?' What's been done? A lot has been done," Trump said in his remarks. "And there's also a good feeling. I can tell you, on behalf of President Moon, he feels much better about even Chairman Kim."
"They couldn't have meetings," Trump added. "Nobody was going to meet. President Obama wanted to meet, and Chairman Kim would not meet him. The Obama administration was begging for a meeting. They were begging for meetings constantly. And Chairman Kim would not meet with him. And for some reason, we have a certain chemistry."
Trump and Kim had both expressed positive sentiments before heading into a meeting at the DMZ that the U.S. leader described afterwards as "legendary," though no substantive agreements appear to have resulted from the talks.
Obama's Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes has since denied Trump's assertions, tweeting: "Trump is lying. I was there for all 8 years. Obama never sought a meeting with Kim Jong Un. Foreign policy isn't reality television it's reality."
President Trump has taken credit for achieving something he says the Obama administration was "begging" for but failed to accomplish--a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Over the weekend, he held a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
"I hate to hear the media, you know, give false information to the public when they say, 'Oh, what's been done?' What's been done? A lot has been done," Trump said in his remarks. "And there's also a good feeling. I can tell you, on behalf of President Moon, he feels much better about even Chairman Kim."
"They couldn't have meetings," Trump added. "Nobody was going to meet. President Obama wanted to meet, and Chairman Kim would not meet him. The Obama administration was begging for a meeting. They were begging for meetings constantly. And Chairman Kim would not meet with him. And for some reason, we have a certain chemistry."
Trump and Kim had both expressed positive sentiments before heading into a meeting at the DMZ that the U.S. leader described afterwards as "legendary," though no substantive agreements appear to have resulted from the talks.
Obama's Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes has since denied Trump's assertions, tweeting: "Trump is lying. I was there for all 8 years. Obama never sought a meeting with Kim Jong Un. Foreign policy isn't reality television it's reality."