North Korea Rebuffs Trump’s ‘Nonsense’ Proposal To Meet Kim Jong Un

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to introductory remarks before speaking in New York's Trump Tower building, Monday, April 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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An envoy for North Korea on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s recent comment that he would be willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss nuclear weapons.

“It is up to the decision of my Supreme Leader whether he decides to meet or not, but I think his (Trump’s) idea or talk is nonsense,” So Se Pyong, the ambassador to the United Nations for North Korea, told Reuters.

“It’s for utilization of the presidential election, that’s all. A kind of a propaganda or advertisement,” he added. “This is useless, just a gesture for the presidential election.”

Trump told Reuters last week that he would meet with Kim Jong Un.

“I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him,” the Republican presidential candidate said.

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  1. Donald Trump : Too crazy for Kim Jong Un

    Says a lot

  2. Maybe Putie can put in a good word for the Donald with Kim…

  3. What does it say?

  4. “It’s for utilization of the presidential election, that’s all. A kind of a propaganda or advertisement,” he added. “This is useless, just a gesture for the presidential election.”

    smarter than the American media…

  5. Avatar for jinnj jinnj says:

    UGH … just what Trump wanted (even more than a receptive response) now Trump can take a snarky return shot - and engage in puffery & posturing - - and pretend that he is ready to fist fight Kim Jong Un

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