Trump appears to contradict Bolton on North Korea, expresses 'confidence' in Kim
Source: Washington Post
President Trump appeared to contradict his national security adviser on foreign soil in an early morning tweet Sunday, noting that while some in his administration were disturbed by North Koreas testing of ballistic missiles earlier this month, the president himself was unbothered.
Trumps tweet was a direct rebuke of his national security adviser, John Bolton, who on Saturday had warned reporters here that there is no doubt North Koreas missile tests violated United Nations Security Council resolutions, adding that Trump is determined to maintain sanctions pressure on the regime until it backs down.
North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me, Trump wrote. I have confidence that Chairman Kim will keep his promise to me.
The Twitter missive is also likely to complicate Trumps visit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with whom he was set to play golf Sunday morning. The Japanese have long argued for a tougher line against North Korea, with Abe pushing hard for no sanctions relief for North Korea.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/bolton-says-north-korea-is-violating-un-resolutions-and-refusing-talks/2019/05/25/b9541aa0-7e5a-11e9-b1f3-b233fe5811ef_story.html?utm_term=.7ea53cd321c7
May 25 at 9:18 PM
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)mahina
(17,646 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,776 posts)After all, Trump says Kim is "very honorable" and there is love.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)"He writes me love letters"
Billy Ray Joe Bob.
(65 posts)This must be a dream. Or better yet a nightmare. PLEASE someone wake me. This can't be real
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)soryang
(3,299 posts)How long are people going to take this seriously? This is a regime change strategy pure and simple.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)SergeStorms
(19,195 posts)Donnie's fragile ego, or something else Donnie loves to have stroked. That's all you have to do to get Donnie to lavish praise on you. Butter the orange puffball up a little bit, and he'll be you bestest pal forever. What an asshole.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)republicans have cursed America with their worship of this deceitful, treasonous casino hustler.
Maxheader
(4,372 posts)"I ain't scared uh nuthin..!!"...
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)golf in Japan. J A P A N . Yes, time and space has moved on but OMG.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,922 posts)Trump might believe him.