President Trump: North Korean Summit “Still Possible”

As you may have heard by now, President Trump has pulled out of the summit with North Korea due to Kim Jong-Un’s recent combative and incredibly disrespectful attitude.

Fox News weighed the appropriateness of this decision with my VERY favorite liberal,Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz:

I agree. You don’t get to mess with the US and think you’re not going to face any repercussions.

Anyway, Trump has now stated that the summit COULD go forward … if Kim Jong-Un gets his act together.

According to Fox News:

President Trump, minutes after pulling out of a highly anticipated summit with North Korea, said Thursday that the U.S. will continue its “maximum pressure campaign” and warned the military is “ready if necessary” — but made clear a summit could still go forward if Kim Jong Un is willing to engage constructively.

“Our military, which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world … is ready if necessary,” Trump said Thursday.

“Likewise, I’ve spoken with South Korea and Japan, and they are not only ready should foolish or reckless acts be taken by North Korea, but they’re willing to shoulder much of the costs associated by operations if such an unfortunate situation is forced upon us,” he added.

The president said that the “very strong sanctions” and the “maximum pressure campaign will continue.”

But as I mentioned – he’s leaving the possibility to get this ship back on course open.

However, the president clearly left open the possibility of the scheduled summit taking place, despite his letter to Kim Jong Un canceling talks following threats of nuclear action from the rogue regime.

“Hopefully everything is going to work out well with North Korea. A lot of things can happen, including the fact—it’s possible the existing summit could take place, or a summit at a later date,” Trump said. “Nobody should be anxious. We have to get it right.”

I think that’s a good move on his part. Why slam every door? Put it on Kim’s court. If you BEHAVE YOURSELF… we’ll reconsider.

The move to pull out of the summit, slated to take place in Singapore on June 12, came after threats from Kim to call off the talks. In a letter to Kim on Thursday, Trump said the world, and North Korea, had lost a “great opportunity for lasting peace and great prosperity.”

“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 wrote in a letter to Kim on Thursday. “Therefore, please let this letter serve to represent that the Singapore summit, for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place.”

North Korea has for days questioned whether the summit would go forward.

Nope. We’re not going to give them that power. YOU don’t get to tell US how this is going down.