Trump confirms he’s spoken with Kim Jong-Un — then immediately walks it back- By Bob Brigham (rawstory.com) / April 17 2018
President Donald Trump claimed the United States has been speaking “directly” to North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, during a gaggle with reporters at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.
Multiple journalists are reporting the on president’s comments, with some initial confusion as to what exactly the president claimed.
Here is my pool report on what Trump said when asked by reporters if he has spoken directly with Kim Jong Un pic.twitter.com/rXMPSzDVVZ
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) April 17, 2018
Trump, with Abe, said:
-meeting with KJU "probably in early June" or "a little before that" or not at all
-5 locations eyed
-he's credited for progress between North & South
-North & South "have my blessing" to discuss ending "Korean war"
-"many" leaders request Mar-a-Lago trip. https://t.co/UTRD2Rivcz— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 17, 2018
And now the WH is telling the pool that Pres Trump misunderstood or misheard the question
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) April 17, 2018
Via @PressSec “In regards to talks with Leader Kim Jong Un:
The President said the administration has had talks at the highest levels and added that they were not with him directly.” Clarifies ambiguous statement from @realDonaldTrump moments ago with @AbeShinzo— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) April 17, 2018
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/trump-confirms-hes-spoken-kim-jong-un-immediately-walks-back/
