“THEY STOOD US UP!”
North Korea didn’t show up to recent meetings to prepare for the now-cancelled summit between dictator Kim Jong Un and President Trump, the White House revealed Thursday.
Fox News reports:
The summit, from which the U.S. withdrew Thursday morning, was scheduled to take place June 12 in Singapore.
“They stood us up,” the official said.
North Korea’s statement to the U.S. Wednesday night — in which the country threatened to pull out of the summit and called Vice President Mike Pence a “political dummy” — was the first communication the U.S. has heard from the North in a week, the White House said.
“Based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting,” Trump stated in a letter to Kim released on Thursday.
“WHAT WE’RE SEEING IS THE ART OF THE DEAL IN ACTION HERE…”
Tony Tata on @POTUS shutting down NK summit: "What we're seeing is the art of the deal in action here…President @realDonaldTrump understands that he is the commander in chief of the most powerful country in the world." #Hannity https://t.co/z1YU2ypdKM pic.twitter.com/kfNWEDwWTM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 25, 2018
EARLIER TODAY: PRESIDENT TRUMP CANCELLED THE SUMMIT
STRATEGY ALERT! President Trump just pulled out of the summit with North Korea. He sent a letter to Kim Jong Un citing that with the “tremendous anger” and “hostility” coming from North Korea, he felt it would be “inappropriate” to continue with the summit in June:
ALAN DERSHOWITZ WEIGHED IN:
.@AlanDersh: "I am certainly not going to second guess our president when it comes to negotiating with North Korea." https://t.co/UlzBnkOdzs pic.twitter.com/B4NMqWcFci
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 24, 2018
WHITE HOUSE – LETTER FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO KIM JONG UN OF NORTH KOREA:
“You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used,” Trump wrote to Kim. “If you change your mind having to do with this most important summit, please do not hesitate to call me or write. The world, and North Korea in particular, has lost a great opportunity for lasting peace and great prosperity and wealth.”
Trump closed the letter with: “This missed opportunity is truly a sad moment in history.”
The strategy continues…This won’t be the end of this back and forth with North Korea. The ball is in the court of Kim Jong Un now.
THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM THE LETTER IS THIS:
The president says the North Koreans talk about their nuclear capabilities, “but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used.”
That’s all veiled threat that North Korea might want to rethink their strategy of striking out at America.
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