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To Dotard, love Rocket Man? Kim & Trump confirmed ‘friendly’ pen pals despite disagreements
Published time: 24 Jun, 2019 18:09 Edited time: 24 Jun, 2019 20:43
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While we can’t be sure that US President Trump spent the last two weeks since he received North Korean Chairman Kim’s “beautiful” letter thoughtfully penning a reply, he described the response he sent on Monday as “very friendly.”
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Kim’s most recent letter congratulated Trump on his 73rd birthday, and hinted that the two were destined to become pen pals.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed this much on Sunday evening, saying that the “correspondence between the two leaders has been ongoing,” despite the geopolitical hardships that threaten to push them apart.
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The two last met for denuclearization talks in Vietnam earlier in the year, but both came away without what they had come for. Their respective countries are long-term enemies, currently deadlocked with North Korea asking for sanctions alleviation in exchange for nuclear disarmament gestures, while the US demands disarmament as a precondition to talks.
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Yet, Trump remains hopeful, telling reporters on Monday that “North Korea has a phenomenal future.” The American president leaves on Wednesday for a tour of Asia that will include a stop in South Korea.
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To Dotard, love Rocket Man? Kim & Trump confirmed ‘friendly’ pen pals despite disagreements
Published time: 24 Jun, 2019 18:09 Edited time: 24 Jun, 2019 20:43
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RT composite © Reuters / Yuri Gripas; Global Look Press / Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps; Global Look Press / imageBROKER.com / Petra Wallner
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While we can’t be sure that US President Trump spent the last two weeks since he received North Korean Chairman Kim’s “beautiful” letter thoughtfully penning a reply, he described the response he sent on Monday as “very friendly.”
Also on rt.com Trump receives another ‘beautiful’ letter from North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
Kim’s most recent letter congratulated Trump on his 73rd birthday, and hinted that the two were destined to become pen pals.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed this much on Sunday evening, saying that the “correspondence between the two leaders has been ongoing,” despite the geopolitical hardships that threaten to push them apart.
READ MORE: Pompeo brings Kim ‘Rocket man’ CD from Trump – report
The two last met for denuclearization talks in Vietnam earlier in the year, but both came away without what they had come for. Their respective countries are long-term enemies, currently deadlocked with North Korea asking for sanctions alleviation in exchange for nuclear disarmament gestures, while the US demands disarmament as a precondition to talks.
Also on rt.com Fake news? ‘Executed’ North Korean seems to resurface alive, another shows up at concert
Yet, Trump remains hopeful, telling reporters on Monday that “North Korea has a phenomenal future.” The American president leaves on Wednesday for a tour of Asia that will include a stop in South Korea.
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