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Extortion?
The South Korean national security official who brought Kim Jong Un’s invitation to meet Trump also asked for an exemption for South Korea on the new steel tariff, a South Korean spokesman says. Defense Secretary Mattis said they "will proactively consider" the request.
So the whole thing is a farce? SK’s participation the price that they had to pay to get out from under Trump’s tariffs. If this isn’t troubling to you it should be. This is the using of the US’s status for an extortion scheme.
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