14-02-2024, 11:05 AM
Kelly further disclosed that Trump considered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin as "okay guys."
"He (Trump) felt that the U.S. had pushed North Korea into a corner and seemed to be pushing them (Kim Jong Un and Putin) to the point where they couldn't cope," Kelly said.
This implies that Trump believes the presence of U.S. troops in South Korea and joint military exercises between Seoul and Washington were perceived as provocation towards North Korea.
Indeed, former President Trump announced during the first U.S.-North Korea summit held in Singapore in June 2018 his intention to halt joint military exercises with South Korea.
"It is natural for the three countries, the U.S., South Korea, and Japan, to jointly shoulder more costs and respond to more challenges."
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"He (Trump) felt that the U.S. had pushed North Korea into a corner and seemed to be pushing them (Kim Jong Un and Putin) to the point where they couldn't cope," Kelly said.
This implies that Trump believes the presence of U.S. troops in South Korea and joint military exercises between Seoul and Washington were perceived as provocation towards North Korea.
Indeed, former President Trump announced during the first U.S.-North Korea summit held in Singapore in June 2018 his intention to halt joint military exercises with South Korea.
"It is natural for the three countries, the U.S., South Korea, and Japan, to jointly shoulder more costs and respond to more challenges."
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