Trump: South Korea To Make ‘Major Statement’ At 7 P.M. Tonight

U.S. President Donald Trump zzz on November 7, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Trump is in South Korea as a part of his Asian tour.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 07: South Korean President Moon Jae-In (R) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump (L) during their summit at the presidential Blue House on November 7, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea... SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 07: South Korean President Moon Jae-In (R) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump (L) during their summit at the presidential Blue House on November 7, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Trump is in South Korea as a part of his Asian tour. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun - Pool /Getty Images) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says South Korea will be making a “major statement” about North Korea at 7 p.m. Eastern time Thursday.

Trump teased the announcement in his first visit to the White House press briefing room. It comes after hours of consultations at the White House between U.S. and South Korean officials over recent inter-Korean talks.

That dialogue in North Korea concluded with an invitation to the U.S. to reopen direct talks with Pyongyang, saying it would suspend its nuclear tests during such talks. Trump has expressed openness to the invitation, saying, “We’ll see.”

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  1. Millions of North Koreans voted illegally?

  2. North Korea has found no evidence of Trump colluding with Russia?

  3. Stormy Daniels new ambassador!

  4. “We have a Peace Opening which was only made possible because of Donald Trump. This is bigger than Nixon and China…bigger than Admiral Perry Opening China…bigger than Donald Trump’s Inauguration Crowd…”

  5. Almost certainly the tack they will take. And there is something to it – a sort of tag-team diplomacy where Rex Tillerson says “this is guy is really crazy, I am worried he is going to kill us all” and Donald Trump in all seriousness pushes for a first strike. I would guess that if they try this approach in five different situations, it works maybe three times and results in two nuclear wars? Lindsey Graham: “Them’s bettin’ odds!”

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