Pompeo Will Return From North Korea With Three American Captives

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Freshly sworn-in Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will return to the U.S. early Thursday morning with three Americans who were being held in captivity in North Korea, according to a tweet from the President and reports from several news outlets.

President Trump said the “three wonderful gentlemen” seem to be “in good health.” Pompeo was in North Korea to help prepare for the upcoming summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during which the two leaders plan to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. The captives were returned as an apparent gesture of goodwill on Kim’s part ahead of the summit, according to the Washington Post.

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  1. Well, this should keep Faux News busy all day
    The rest of us will continue to focus on all those “other minor details” concerning this administration

  2. Yep, and Rudy was only off by a week regarding the Captives. In all candor, good that they are heading home.

    My two cents

  3. Trump: I am winning big. During Obama’s time, we had Osama running rampant around the world. Now there is no Osama, no Obama, no Rocketman. All gone. Thanks all to me.

  4. No complaints about that
    When it comes to rescuing Americans , I don’t take a partisan position.
    We will gladly let trump put one in the win column …
    However…

  5. Love that they’re coming home. Hate that the Orange Hell Beast gets a win.

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