President Donald Trump on Thursday defended himself against complaints that his negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have yielded few steps toward denuclearization, saying ahead of a potential second summit that he sees “much potential” for progress.
“The Fake News Media loves saying ‘so little happened at my first summit with Kim Jong Un.’ Wrong!” he wrote in a pair of tweets, listing off accomplishments like sustained diplomatic relations with the isolated nation.
He credited his first summit with pulling the U.S. back from the brink of a “major war” with North Korea — a prospect at times egged on by Trump — as well as negotiating the return of U.S. prisoners who had been held by North Korea and the remains of Korean War veterans. He also praised North Korea for pausing its nuclear and missile tests: “no more Rockets or M’s being fired over Japan or anywhere else and, most importantly, no Nuclear Testing.”
“This is more than has ever been accomplished with North Korea, and the Fake News knows it,” he claimed. “I expect another good meeting soon, much potential!”
The White House announced last week that Trump would hold a second summit with Kim near the end of February, and said the location would be disclosed at a later date. In the meantime, a think tank report released Monday revealed another undeclared missile site, one of 20, it said.
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Trump defended himself against complaints that his negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have amounted to few steps toward denuclearization https://t.co/cRTxCG99Jf
— POLITICO (@politico) January 24, 2019
It is US intelligence which has assessed that North Korea has taken no steps to roll back its missile and nuclear programs. https://t.co/BPIU3m1CCw
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 24, 2019
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