Appearing to contradict Trump, Pompeo calls North Korea a nuclear threat
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Sunday seemingly contradicted President Trump on whether North Korea poses a nuclear menace — and then swiftly denied that there was any divergence in their views.
Three days before Trump is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, the secretary appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" to talk about preparations for what will be the leaders' second face-to-face talks. The two met last year in Singapore.
"Do you think North Korea remains a nuclear threat?" host Jake Tapper asked. "Yes," Pompeo answered.
Tapper then observed that that did not square with Trump's previously stated public stance. On June 13, after the Singapore summit, Trump wrote on Twitter: "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea."
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No Nobel prize for you Trumpy.
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