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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 09:23 AM Jun 2018

Scoop: Trump open to U.S. embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea

Jonathan Swan, Mike Allen 12 hours ago

President Trump is willing to consider establishing official relations with North Korea and even eventually putting an embassy in Pyongyang, according to two sources familiar with preparations for the Singapore summit. "It would all depend what he gets in return," said a source close to the White House. "Denuclearization would have to be happening."

The sources stressed that this is one of many topics that could be discussed at the summit, and that certainly nothing like that has been decided or is necessarily expected to emerge from Trump’s historic mano a mano with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

But the U.S. and North Korean working groups — with engagements in New York, the DMZ and Singapore — have discussed establishing official relations between the two countries that would involve putting a U.S. embassy in Pyongyang.

One of the sources, who is familiar with the president’s thinking, said Trump had made it a point not to reject any ideas headed into the summit:

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Scoop: Trump open to U.S. embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP
And, recalling America's Cha Jun 2018 #1
His peeps are already crowing about this Jake Stern Jun 2018 #2
It might be nice snowybirdie Jun 2018 #3
Kim is unable to test any more nukes. secondwind Jun 2018 #4
having US presence in NK is NOT a bad idea at all no matter who is president beachbum bob Jun 2018 #5
How long before Trump projects proposed in NK ? rickford66 Jun 2018 #6

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)
2. His peeps are already crowing about this
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 09:35 AM
Jun 2018

That Trump is pulling off what his predecessors couldn't or wouldn't.

Need to find a way to clip that feather in his cap.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
4. Kim is unable to test any more nukes.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:25 AM
Jun 2018

This is too frightening to contemplate:
China, Russia (Putin is in China right now waiting for word), N.K. and America. A real axis of evil

Assad is heading out there also, I believe.

Lots of money to be had in NK now:

TEN TRILLION IN METALS. 10 trillion

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