Trump: Wambier Is Why I’m Here Today, ‘He Did Not Die in Vain’ [Full Press Conference]

THE PRESIDENT Well thank ░░░░░░░░ very much everybody We ░░░░░░░░ it We re getting ░░░░░░░░ to go back We ░░░░░░░░ a tremendous 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ ve had a tremendous ░░░░░░░░ months actually because this ░░░░░░░░ been going on for ░░░░░░░░ a while That was ░░░░░░░░ tape that we gave ░░░░░░░░ Chairman Kim and his ░░░░░░░░ his representatives And it ░░░░░░░░ a lot It captures ░░░░░░░░ could be done And ░░░░░░░░ s a great a ░░░░░░░░ place It has the ░░░░░░░░ to be an incredible ░░░░░░░░ Between South Korea if ░░░░░░░░ think about it and ░░░░░░░░ it s got tremendous ░░░░░░░░ And I think he ░░░░░░░░ that and he wants ░░░░░░░░ do what s right ░░░░░░░░ s my honor today ░░░░░░░░ address the people of ░░░░░░░░ world following this very ░░░░░░░░ summit with Chairman Kim ░░░░░░░░ Un of North Korea ░░░░░░░░ spent very intensive hours ░░░░░░░░ and I think most ░░░░░░░░ you have gotten the ░░░░░░░░ document or you will ░░░░░░░░ shortly It s very ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ I stand before you ░░░░░░░░ an emissary of the ░░░░░░░░ people to deliver a ░░░░░░░░ of hope and vision ░░░░░░░░ a message of peace ░░░░░░░░ me begin by thanking ░░░░░░░░ incredible hosts in Singapore ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Lee a ░░░░░░░░ of mine This is ░░░░░░░░ country of profound grace ░░░░░░░░ beauty and we send ░░░░░░░░ warmest wishes to every ░░░░░░░░ of Singapore who really ░░░░░░░░ this visit so important ░░░░░░░░ so pleasant despite all ░░░░░░░░ the work and all ░░░░░░░░ the long hours I ░░░░░░░░ want to thank President ░░░░░░░░ of South Korea He ░░░░░░░░ working hard In fact ░░░░░░░░ ll be speaking to ░░░░░░░░ right after we re ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Abe of ░░░░░░░░ a friend of mine ░░░░░░░░ left our country and ░░░░░░░░ wants what s right ░░░░░░░░ Japan and for the ░░░░░░░░ He s a good ░░░░░░░░ And a very special ░░░░░░░░ President Xi of China ░░░░░░░░ has really closed up ░░░░░░░░ border maybe a little ░░░░░░░░ less so over the ░░░░░░░░ couple of months but ░░░░░░░░ s okay But he ░░░░░░░░ has And he s ░░░░░░░░ terrific person and a ░░░░░░░░ of mine and really ░░░░░░░░ great leader of his ░░░░░░░░ I want to thank ░░░░░░░░ for their efforts to ░░░░░░░░ us get to this ░░░░░░░░ historic day Most importantly ░░░░░░░░ want to thank Chairman ░░░░░░░░ for taking the first ░░░░░░░░ step toward a bright ░░░░░░░░ future for his people ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented meeting the first ░░░░░░░░ an American President and ░░░░░░░░ leader of North Korea ░░░░░░░░ that real change is ░░░░░░░░ possible My meeting with ░░░░░░░░ Kim was honest direct ░░░░░░░░ productive We got to ░░░░░░░░ each other well in ░░░░░░░░ very confined period of ░░░░░░░░ under very strong strong ░░░░░░░░ We re prepared to ░░░░░░░░ a new history and ░░░░░░░░ re ready to write ░░░░░░░░ new chapter between our ░░░░░░░░ Nearly 70 years ago ░░░░░░░░ of that 70 years ░░░░░░░░ an extremely bloody conflict ░░░░░░░░ the Korean Peninsula Countless ░░░░░░░░ died in the conflict ░░░░░░░░ tens of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ Americans Yet while the ░░░░░░░░ was agreed to the ░░░░░░░░ never ended To this ░░░░░░░░ never ended But now ░░░░░░░░ can all have hope ░░░░░░░░ it will soon end ░░░░░░░░ it will It will ░░░░░░░░ end The past does ░░░░░░░░ have to define the ░░░░░░░░ Yesterday s conflict does ░░░░░░░░ have to be tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ war And as history ░░░░░░░░ proven over and over ░░░░░░░░ adversaries can indeed become ░░░░░░░░ We can honor the ░░░░░░░░ of our forefathers by ░░░░░░░░ the horrors of battle ░░░░░░░░ the blessings of peace ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ doing and that s ░░░░░░░░ we have done There ░░░░░░░░ no limit to what ░░░░░░░░ Korea can achieve when ░░░░░░░░ gives up its nuclear ░░░░░░░░ and embraces commerce and ░░░░░░░░ with the rest of ░░░░░░░░ world that really wants ░░░░░░░░ engage Chairman Kim has ░░░░░░░░ him an opportunity like ░░░░░░░░ other to be remembered ░░░░░░░░ the leader who ushered ░░░░░░░░ a glorious new era ░░░░░░░░ security and prosperity for ░░░░░░░░ people Chairman Kim and ░░░░░░░░ just signed a joint ░░░░░░░░ in which he reaffirmed ░░░░░░░░ unwavering commitment to complete ░░░░░░░░ of the Korean Peninsula ░░░░░░░░ also agreed to vigorous ░░░░░░░░ to implement the agreement ░░░░░░░░ soon as possible And ░░░░░░░░ wants to do that ░░░░░░░░ isn t the past ░░░░░░░░ isn t another administration ░░░░░░░░ never got it started ░░░░░░░░ therefore never got it ░░░░░░░░ Chairman Kim has told ░░░░░░░░ that North Korea is ░░░░░░░░ destroying a major missile ░░░░░░░░ testing site That s ░░░░░░░░ in your signed document ░░░░░░░░ agreed to that after ░░░░░░░░ agreement was signed That ░░░░░░░░ a big thing for ░░░░░░░░ missiles that they were ░░░░░░░░ the site is going ░░░░░░░░ be destroyed very soon ░░░░░░░░ is the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ arduous process Our eyes ░░░░░░░░ wide open but peace ░░░░░░░░ always worth the effort ░░░░░░░░ in this case This ░░░░░░░░ have been done years ░░░░░░░░ This should have been ░░░░░░░░ a long time ago ░░░░░░░░ we re resolving it ░░░░░░░░ Chairman Kim has the ░░░░░░░░ to seize an incredible ░░░░░░░░ for his people Anyone ░░░░░░░░ make war but only ░░░░░░░░ most courageous can make ░░░░░░░░ The current state of ░░░░░░░░ cannot endure forever The ░░░░░░░░ of Korea North and ░░░░░░░░ are profoundly talented industrious ░░░░░░░░ gifted These are truly ░░░░░░░░ people They share the ░░░░░░░░ heritage language customs culture ░░░░░░░░ destiny But to realize ░░░░░░░░ amazing destiny to reunite ░░░░░░░░ national family the menace ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons will now ░░░░░░░░ removed In the meantime ░░░░░░░░ sanctions will remain in ░░░░░░░░ We dream of a ░░░░░░░░ where all Koreans can ░░░░░░░░ together in harmony where ░░░░░░░░ are reunited and hopes ░░░░░░░░ reborn and where the ░░░░░░░░ of peace chases away ░░░░░░░░ darkness of war This ░░░░░░░░ future is within and ░░░░░░░░ is what s happening ░░░░░░░░ is right there It ░░░░░░░░ within our reach It ░░░░░░░░ going to be there ░░░░░░░░ s going to happen ░░░░░░░░ thought this could never ░░░░░░░░ place It is now ░░░░░░░░ place It s a ░░░░░░░░ great day It s ░░░░░░░░ very great moment in ░░░░░░░░ history of the world ░░░░░░░░ Chairman Kim is on ░░░░░░░░ way back to North ░░░░░░░░ And I know for ░░░░░░░░ fact as soon as ░░░░░░░░ arrives he s going ░░░░░░░░ start a process that ░░░░░░░░ going to make a ░░░░░░░░ of people very happy ░░░░░░░░ very safe So it ░░░░░░░░ an honor to be ░░░░░░░░ everybody today The media ░░░░░░░░ is a big gathering ░░░░░░░░ media I will say ░░░░░░░░ makes me feel very ░░░░░░░░ Laughter But it is ░░░░░░░░ it is People understand ░░░░░░░░ this is something very ░░░░░░░░ to all of us ░░░░░░░░ yourselves and your families ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ being here We ll ░░░░░░░░ some questions Wow That ░░░░░░░░ a lot of questions ░░░░░░░░ ahead Sure go ahead ░░░░░░░░ Q Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ Two questions for you ░░░░░░░░ you don t mind ░░░░░░░░ the man you met ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jong Un as ░░░░░░░░ know has killed family ░░░░░░░░ has starved his own ░░░░░░░░ is responsible for the ░░░░░░░░ of Otto Warmbier Why ░░░░░░░░ you so comfortable calling ░░░░░░░░ very talented THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ he is very talented ░░░░░░░░ that takes over a ░░░░░░░░ like he did at ░░░░░░░░ years of age and ░░░░░░░░ able to run it ░░░░░░░░ run it tough I ░░░░░░░░ t say he was ░░░░░░░░ or I don t ░░░░░░░░ anything about it he ░░░░░░░░ it Very few people ░░░░░░░░ that age you can ░░░░░░░░ one out of ten ░░░░░░░░ probably couldn t do ░░░░░░░░ Otto Warmbier is a ░░░░░░░░ special person and he ░░░░░░░░ be for a long ░░░░░░░░ in my life His ░░░░░░░░ are good friends of ░░░░░░░░ I think without Otto ░░░░░░░░ would not have happened ░░░░░░░░ happened from that day ░░░░░░░░ was a terrible thing ░░░░░░░░ was brutal But a ░░░░░░░░ of people started to ░░░░░░░░ on what was going ░░░░░░░░ including North Korea I ░░░░░░░░ think that Otto is ░░░░░░░░ who did not die ░░░░░░░░ vain I told this ░░░░░░░░ his parents Special young ░░░░░░░░ And I have to ░░░░░░░░ special parents special people ░░░░░░░░ did not die in ░░░░░░░░ He had a lot ░░░░░░░░ do with us being ░░░░░░░░ today Okay Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Q Mr President ░░░░░░░░ second question for you ░░░░░░░░ was on the security ░░░░░░░░ second question sir THE ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead Q on ░░░░░░░░ security assurances you talked ░░░░░░░░ in your statement Can ░░░░░░░░ be specific about what ░░░░░░░░ you are willing to ░░░░░░░░ to Kim Jong Un ░░░░░░░░ that include reducing military ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT No Q ░░░░░░░░ just to follow up ░░░░░░░░ your answer THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ we re not reducing ░░░░░░░░ We re not reducing ░░░░░░░░ some point I have ░░░░░░░░ be honest and I ░░░░░░░░ to say this during ░░░░░░░░ campaign as you know ░░░░░░░░ better than most I ░░░░░░░░ to get our soldiers ░░░░░░░░ I want to bring ░░░░░░░░ soldiers back home We ░░░░░░░░ right now 32 000 ░░░░░░░░ in South Korea and ░░░░░░░░ d like to be ░░░░░░░░ to bring them back ░░░░░░░░ But that s not ░░░░░░░░ of the equation right ░░░░░░░░ At some point I ░░░░░░░░ it will be but ░░░░░░░░ right now We will ░░░░░░░░ stopping the war games ░░░░░░░░ will save us a ░░░░░░░░ amount of money unless ░░░░░░░░ until we see the ░░░░░░░░ negotiation is not going ░░░░░░░░ like it should But ░░░░░░░░ ll be saving a ░░░░░░░░ amount of money Plus ░░░░░░░░ think it s very ░░░░░░░░ Yes John Yes John ░░░░░░░░ ahead Oh go ahead ░░░░░░░░ m sorry I thought ░░░░░░░░ were John Roberts I ░░░░░░░░ at you you just ░░░░░░░░ Q It s all ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Much better ░░░░░░░░ Q Frequently we re ░░░░░░░░ confused Mr President THE ░░░░░░░░ Yes Q Mr President ░░░░░░░░ joint statement does not ░░░░░░░░ about verifiable or irreversible ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Yeah Q ░░░░░░░░ that a concession on ░░░░░░░░ part of the United ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT No not ░░░░░░░░ all Because if you ░░░░░░░░ at it I mean ░░░░░░░░ said we are going ░░░░░░░░ let s see here ░░░░░░░░ will be gone I ░░░░░░░░ t think you can ░░░░░░░░ anymore plain than what ░░░░░░░░ re asking issues related ░░░░░░░░ the establishment of the ░░░░░░░░ U S DPRK relations ░░░░░░░░ building We talk about ░░░░░░░░ guarantees and we talk ░░░░░░░░ unwavering commitment to the ░░░░░░░░ denuclearization of the Korean ░░░░░░░░ This is the document ░░░░░░░░ we just signed Q ░░░░░░░░ you discuss with Chairman ░░░░░░░░ methods to verify either ░░░░░░░░ the United States or ░░░░░░░░ organizations that very process ░░░░░░░░ do you have a ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Yes we ░░░░░░░░ Yes we did And ░░░░░░░░ ll be verifying Q ░░░░░░░░ you give that to ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Yeah we ░░░░░░░░ be verifying It will ░░░░░░░░ verified Q How is ░░░░░░░░ going to be achieved ░░░░░░░░ President THE PRESIDENT Well ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ by having a lot ░░░░░░░░ people there and as ░░░░░░░░ develop a certain trust ░░░░░░░░ we think we have ░░░░░░░░ that Secretary Pompeo has ░░░░░░░░ really doing a fantastic ░░░░░░░░ his staff everybody As ░░░░░░░░ do that we re ░░░░░░░░ to have a lot ░░░░░░░░ people there and we ░░░░░░░░ going to be working ░░░░░░░░ them on a lot ░░░░░░░░ other things But this ░░░░░░░░ complete denuclearization of North ░░░░░░░░ and it will be ░░░░░░░░ Q Will those people ░░░░░░░░ Americans or international THE ░░░░░░░░ Uh combinations of both ░░░░░░░░ of both And we ░░░░░░░░ talked about it yes ░░░░░░░░ go ahead Be nice ░░░░░░░░ respectful Q I ll ░░░░░░░░ very respectful sir What ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jong Un say ░░░░░░░░ you to give you ░░░░░░░░ confidence that for once ░░░░░░░░ the history of North ░░░░░░░░ they are not cheating ░░░░░░░░ system and gaming the ░░░░░░░░ and gaming the people ░░░░░░░░ will have to go ░░░░░░░░ and make sure that ░░░░░░░░ re actually giving up ░░░░░░░░ nuclear arsenal What did ░░░░░░░░ say to you THE ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I mean very ░░░░░░░░ question He actually mentioned ░░░░░░░░ fact that they proceeded ░░░░░░░░ a path in the ░░░░░░░░ and ultimately as you ░░░░░░░░ nothing got done In ░░░░░░░░ case they took billions ░░░░░░░░ dollars during the Clinton ░░░░░░░░ took billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ nothing happened That was ░░░░░░░░ terrible thing and he ░░░░░░░░ brought it up to ░░░░░░░░ And he said we ░░░░░░░░ never gone this far ░░░░░░░░ don t think they ░░░░░░░░ ever had the confidence ░░░░░░░░ in a President that ░░░░░░░░ have right now for ░░░░░░░░ things done and having ░░░░░░░░ ability to get things ░░░░░░░░ And he was very ░░░░░░░░ in the fact that ░░░░░░░░ wants to do this ░░░░░░░░ think he might want ░░░░░░░░ do this as much ░░░░░░░░ even more than me ░░░░░░░░ they see a very ░░░░░░░░ future for North Korea ░░░░░░░░ you never know Right ░░░░░░░░ never know But I ░░░░░░░░ tell you what we ░░░░░░░░ a very comprehensive document ░░░░░░░░ and I think most ░░░░░░░░ you have been given ░░░░░░░░ document But we signed ░░░░░░░░ very very comprehensive document ░░░░░░░░ I believe he s ░░░░░░░░ to live up to ░░░░░░░░ document In fact when ░░░░░░░░ lands which is going ░░░░░░░░ be shortly I think ░░░░░░░░ he will start that ░░░░░░░░ right away Q Do ░░░░░░░░ trust him Mr President ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT I do I ░░░░░░░░ I can only say ░░░░░░░░ I know him for ░░░░░░░░ well it s been ░░░░░░░░ rhetorical as you know ░░░░░░░░ think without the rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t have happened ░░░░░░░░ think without other things ░░░░░░░░ along I think the ░░░░░░░░ of a new team ░░░░░░░░ very important We have ░░░░░░░░ great team But I ░░░░░░░░ I think he wants ░░░░░░░░ get it done I ░░░░░░░░ feel that very strongly ░░░░░░░░ there s John I ░░░░░░░░ you know you two ░░░░░░░░ look alike when the ░░░░░░░░ is right on the ░░░░░░░░ hair is very similar ░░░░░░░░ me see who has ░░░░░░░░ hair He s got ░░░░░░░░ good hair John I ░░░░░░░░ to Q It s ░░░░░░░░ angelic glow of the ░░░░░░░░ Mr President that makes ░░░░░░░░ look so similar Of ░░░░░░░░ the denuclearization nuclear weapons ░░░░░░░░ biological weapons and whatnot ░░░░░░░░ one problem in North ░░░░░░░░ Another huge problem is ░░░░░░░░ horrible record that they ░░░░░░░░ on human rights Was ░░░░░░░░ discussed at all THE ░░░░░░░░ Yes Q Is that ░░░░░░░░ that you will tackle ░░░░░░░░ the future THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ it was discussed It ░░░░░░░░ be discussed more in ░░░░░░░░ future human rights What ░░░░░░░░ also discussed in great ░░░░░░░░ John was that fact ░░░░░░░░ you know we have ░░░░░░░░ I must have had ░░░░░░░░ countless calls and letters ░░░░░░░░ tweets anything you can ░░░░░░░░ they want the remains ░░░░░░░░ their sons back They ░░░░░░░░ the remains of their ░░░░░░░░ and mothers and all ░░░░░░░░ the people that got ░░░░░░░░ into that really brutal ░░░░░░░░ which took place to ░░░░░░░░ large extent in North ░░░░░░░░ And I asked for ░░░░░░░░ today and we got ░░░░░░░░ That was a very ░░░░░░░░ minute The remains will ░░░░░░░░ coming back They re ░░░░░░░░ to start that process ░░░░░░░░ But so many people ░░░░░░░░ during the campaign they ░░░░░░░░ say Is there any ░░░░░░░░ you can work with ░░░░░░░░ Korea to get the ░░░░░░░░ of my son back ░░░░░░░░ my father back So ░░░░░░░░ people asked me this ░░░░░░░░ And you know I ░░░░░░░░ Look we don t ░░░░░░░░ along too well with ░░░░░░░░ particular group of people ░░░░░░░░ now we do And ░░░░░░░░ agreed to that so ░░░░░░░░ and so nice it ░░░░░░░░ really a very nice ░░░░░░░░ and he understands it ░░░░░░░░ understands it So for ░░░░░░░░ thousands and thousands I ░░░░░░░░ way over 6 000 ░░░░░░░░ we know of in ░░░░░░░░ of the remains they ░░░░░░░░ be brought back Q ░░░░░░░░ POW MIA issue clearly ░░░░░░░░ a very important one ░░░░░░░░ thousands of Americans THE ░░░░░░░░ Especially to a lot ░░░░░░░░ people that are Q ░░░░░░░░ what do you President ░░░░░░░░ expect Kim Jong Un ░░░░░░░░ do about the human ░░░░░░░░ record regarding the North ░░░░░░░░ people THE PRESIDENT Right ░░░░░░░░ was discussed It was ░░░░░░░░ relatively briefly compared to ░░░░░░░░ Well obviously that s ░░░░░░░░ we started and where ░░░░░░░░ ended But they will ░░░░░░░░ doing things and I ░░░░░░░░ he wants to do ░░░░░░░░ I think he wants ░░░░░░░░ you d be very ░░░░░░░░ Very smart Very good ░░░░░░░░ Wants to do the ░░░░░░░░ thing You know he ░░░░░░░░ up the fact that ░░░░░░░░ the past they took ░░░░░░░░ far they never went ░░░░░░░░ never were like we ░░░░░░░░ There s never been ░░░░░░░░ like what s taken ░░░░░░░░ now But they went ░░░░░░░░ the line Billions of ░░░░░░░░ were given and you ░░░░░░░░ the following day the ░░░░░░░░ program continued But this ░░░░░░░░ a much different time ░░░░░░░░ this is a much ░░░░░░░░ President in all fairness ░░░░░░░░ is very important to ░░░░░░░░ This is one of ░░░░░░░░ perhaps one of the ░░░░░░░░ that I one I ░░░░░░░░ on this issue as ░░░░░░░░ know very well John ░░░░░░░░ Whoever those people are ░░░░░░░░ cannot see you with ░░░░░░░░ the lights but you ░░░░░░░░ t look like either ░░░░░░░░ the two Yeah go ░░░░░░░░ Sure Go ahead Q ░░░░░░░░ you Mr President And ░░░░░░░░ of all congratulations THE ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ it Q Can you ░░░░░░░░ on the issue of ░░░░░░░░ peace treaty And also ░░░░░░░░ you travel to Pyongyang ░░░░░░░░ soon THE PRESIDENT Well ░░░░░░░░ a certain time I ░░░░░░░░ I said that will ░░░░░░░░ a day that I ░░░░░░░░ very much forward to ░░░░░░░░ the appropriate time And ░░░░░░░░ also will be inviting ░░░░░░░░ Kim at the appropriate ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ think it s really ░░░░░░░░ to be something that ░░░░░░░░ be very important And ░░░░░░░░ has accepted I said ░░░░░░░░ the appropriate time We ░░░░░░░░ to go a little ░░░░░░░░ further down the road ░░░░░░░░ what we signed today ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ And then you have ░░░░░░░░ that weren t included ░░░░░░░░ we got after the ░░░░░░░░ was signed I ve ░░░░░░░░ that before in my ░░░░░░░░ We didn t put ░░░░░░░░ in the agreement because ░░░░░░░░ didn t have time ░░░░░░░░ I think most of ░░░░░░░░ have been handed out ░░░░░░░░ agreement or soon will ░░░░░░░░ I Q Inaudible THE ░░░░░░░░ Oh you have not ░░░░░░░░ Well if you could ░░░░░░░░ those agreements passed out ░░░░░░░░ just finished them just ░░░░░░░░ little while ago But ░░░░░░░░ you could have the ░░░░░░░░ passed out we ll ░░░░░░░░ ll see what we ░░░░░░░░ talking about Yes sir ░░░░░░░░ ahead Q I will ░░░░░░░░ the congratulations President THE ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Q What ░░░░░░░░ did Japan play And ░░░░░░░░ the abduction issue come ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Yes Q ░░░░░░░░ also the fate of ░░░░░░░░ Christians THE PRESIDENT Yes ░░░░░░░░ And the follow up ░░░░░░░░ is when will you ░░░░░░░░ doing an interview with ░░░░░░░░ TV Fifty thousand American ░░░░░░░░ are in Japan Congratulations ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT That s ░░░░░░░░ Fifty thousand great troops ░░░░░░░░ s true Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ abduction Absolutely This is ░░░░░░░░ Minister Abe s one ░░░░░░░░ his certainly other than ░░░░░░░░ whole denuking subject certainly ░░░░░░░░ I would say his ░░░░░░░░ point And I brought ░░░░░░░░ up Absolutely And they ░░░░░░░░ going to be working ░░░░░░░░ that It will be ░░░░░░░░ didn t put it ░░░░░░░░ in the document but ░░░░░░░░ will be worked on ░░░░░░░░ Inaudible THE PRESIDENT Christians ░░░░░░░░ We are brought it ░░░░░░░░ very strongly You know ░░░░░░░░ Graham spent spent and ░░░░░░░░ a tremendous amount of ░░░░░░░░ in North Korea He ░░░░░░░░ got it very close ░░░░░░░░ his heart It did ░░░░░░░░ up and things will ░░░░░░░░ happening Okay Thank you ░░░░░░░░ question Yes Jon Go ░░░░░░░░ Q Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Q Returning to the ░░░░░░░░ of human rights you ░░░░░░░░ very powerfully on the ░░░░░░░░ during your State of ░░░░░░░░ Union Address You showed ░░░░░░░░ you had the defector ░░░░░░░░ the First Lady s ░░░░░░░░ with the crutches who ░░░░░░░░ And you at that ░░░░░░░░ said that North Korea ░░░░░░░░ more brutally oppressed its ░░░░░░░░ than any other regime ░░░░░░░░ Earth Do you still ░░░░░░░░ that is the case ░░░░░░░░ sat down with Kim ░░░░░░░░ Un And does he ░░░░░░░░ to change that THE ░░░░░░░░ Right Jon I believe ░░░░░░░░ s a rough situation ░░░░░░░░ there There s no ░░░░░░░░ about it And we ░░░░░░░░ discuss it today pretty ░░░░░░░░ I mean knowing what ░░░░░░░░ main purpose of what ░░░░░░░░ were doing is denuking ░░░░░░░░ discussed it at pretty ░░░░░░░░ length We ll be ░░░░░░░░ something on it It ░░░░░░░░ rough It s rough ░░░░░░░░ a lot of places ░░░░░░░░ the way Not just ░░░░░░░░ But it s rough ░░░░░░░░ we will continue that ░░░░░░░░ I think ultimately we ░░░░░░░░ agree to something But ░░░░░░░░ was discussed at length ░░░░░░░░ of the nuclear situation ░░░░░░░░ of the primary topics ░░░░░░░░ But do you think ░░░░░░░░ needs to change to ░░░░░░░░ on this glorious new ░░░░░░░░ you ve talked about ░░░░░░░░ they going to have ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT I think ░░░░░░░░ will change Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ it probably has to ░░░░░░░░ I think it will ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Steve That s ░░░░░░░░ Steve Right there Q ░░░░░░░░ sir Thank you What ░░░░░░░░ do you envision for ░░░░░░░░ denuclearization And in the ░░░░░░░░ are you thinking about ░░░░░░░░ any sanctions THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ you know scientifically I ░░░░░░░░ been watching and reading ░░░░░░░░ lot about this and ░░░░░░░░ does take a long ░░░░░░░░ to pull off complete ░░░░░░░░ It takes a long ░░░░░░░░ Scientifically you have to ░░░░░░░░ certain periods of time ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ But Having sat down ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jong Un And ░░░░░░░░ he have to change ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Jon I ░░░░░░░░ it s a rough ░░░░░░░░ over there There s ░░░░░░░░ question about it And ░░░░░░░░ did discuss it today ░░░░░░░░ strongly I mean knowing ░░░░░░░░ the main purpose of ░░░░░░░░ we were doing is ░░░░░░░░ But discussed at pretty ░░░░░░░░ length We ll be ░░░░░░░░ something on it It ░░░░░░░░ rough It s rough ░░░░░░░░ a lot of places ░░░░░░░░ the way not just ░░░░░░░░ But it s rough ░░░░░░░░ we will continue that ░░░░░░░░ I think ultimately we ░░░░░░░░ agree to something But ░░░░░░░░ was discussed at length ░░░░░░░░ of outside of the ░░░░░░░░ situation one of the ░░░░░░░░ topics Q But do ░░░░░░░░ think that needs to ░░░░░░░░ to bring on this ░░░░░░░░ new era you ve ░░░░░░░░ about Are they going ░░░░░░░░ have to THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ think it will change ░░░░░░░░ I think it probably ░░░░░░░░ to But I think ░░░░░░░░ will Yeah Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you very much Steve ░░░░░░░░ s you Steve Right ░░░░░░░░ Q Yes sir Thank ░░░░░░░░ What timetable do you ░░░░░░░░ for their denuclearization And ░░░░░░░░ the meantime are you ░░░░░░░░ about easing any sanctions ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Well you know ░░░░░░░░ I ve been watching ░░░░░░░░ reading a lot about ░░░░░░░░ and it does take ░░░░░░░░ long time to pull ░░░░░░░░ complete denuclearization It takes ░░░░░░░░ long time Scientifically you ░░░░░░░░ to wait certain periods ░░░░░░░░ time and a lot ░░░░░░░░ things happen But despite ░░░░░░░░ once you start the ░░░░░░░░ it means it s ░░░░░░░░ much over you can ░░░░░░░░ use them That s ░░░░░░░░ good news And that ░░░░░░░░ going to start very ░░░░░░░░ soon I believe that ░░░░░░░░ going to start very ░░░░░░░░ We will do it ░░░░░░░░ fast as it can ░░░░░░░░ and physically be done ░░░░░░░░ Q And the sanctions ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT The sanctions will ░░░░░░░░ off when we are ░░░░░░░░ that the nukes are ░░░░░░░░ longer a factor Sanctions ░░░░░░░░ a big role but ░░░░░░░░ ll come off at ░░░░░░░░ point I hope it ░░░░░░░░ going to be soon ░░░░░░░░ they ll come off ░░░░░░░░ you know and as ░░░░░░░░ ve said the sanctions ░░░░░░░░ now remain But at ░░░░░░░░ certain point I actually ░░░░░░░░ forward to taking them ░░░░░░░░ And they ll come ░░░░░░░░ when we know we ░░░░░░░░ down the road where ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ nothing is going to ░░░░░░░░ Okay Yes go ahead ░░░░░░░░ Q Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Congratulations on this historic ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Congratulations to everybody ░░░░░░░░ the way Congratulations to ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead Q You ░░░░░░░░ a document with Kim ░░░░░░░░ Un It s essentially ░░░░░░░░ piece of paper Yesterday ░░░░░░░░ had a briefing from ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State Mike ░░░░░░░░ He said the following ░░░░░░░░ Presidents previously have signed ░░░░░░░░ on pieces of paper ░░░░░░░░ to find that the ░░░░░░░░ Koreans either didn t ░░░░░░░░ what we thought they ░░░░░░░░ or actually reneged on ░░░░░░░░ promises What makes this ░░░░░░░░ different Mr President THE ░░░░░░░░ Well you have a ░░░░░░░░ administration You have a ░░░░░░░░ President You have a ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State You ░░░░░░░░ people that are you ░░░░░░░░ it s very important ░░░░░░░░ them And we get ░░░░░░░░ done The other groups ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t a ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ could have done it ░░░░░░░░ it was a priority ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ honestly could have done ░░░░░░░░ even if it was ░░░░░░░░ priority And it would ░░░░░░░░ been easier back then ░░░░░░░░ would have been for ░░░░░░░░ it would have been ░░░░░░░░ easier if this were ░░░░░░░░ years ago or 5 ░░░░░░░░ ago And I m ░░░░░░░░ just blaming President Obama ░░░░░░░░ mean this goes back ░░░░░░░░ 25 years this should ░░░░░░░░ happened I was given ░░░░░░░░ very tough hand I ░░░░░░░░ given this I was ░░░░░░░░ the Iran deal and ░░░░░░░░ of other problems But ░░░░░░░░ are we re doing ░░░░░░░░ well And the Iran ░░░░░░░░ I have to be ░░░░░░░░ I did it because ░░░░░░░░ is always number one ░░░░░░░░ me Nuclear is number ░░░░░░░░ But on the Iran ░░░░░░░░ I think Iran is ░░░░░░░░ different country now than ░░░░░░░░ was three or four ░░░░░░░░ ago I don t ░░░░░░░░ they re looking so ░░░░░░░░ to the Mediterranean I ░░░░░░░░ t think they re ░░░░░░░░ so much at Syria ░░░░░░░░ they were with total ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ re so confident right ░░░░░░░░ But I hope with ░░░░░░░░ being said I hope ░░░░░░░░ at the appropriate time ░░░░░░░░ these sanctions kick in ░░░░░░░░ they are brutal what ░░░░░░░░ ve put on Iran ░░░░░░░░ hope that they re ░░░░░░░░ to come back and ░░░░░░░░ a real deal because ░░░░░░░░ d love to be ░░░░░░░░ to do that But ░░░░░░░░ now it s too ░░░░░░░░ for that Yes please ░░░░░░░░ Mr President you also ░░░░░░░░ t talk about establishing ░░░░░░░░ relations exchanging ambassadors How ░░░░░░░░ before that happens THE ░░░░░░░░ Good question Hopefully soon ░░░░░░░░ we ll have to ░░░░░░░░ things moving first Very ░░░░░░░░ little bit early for ░░░░░░░░ We have to get ░░░░░░░░ moving Yes go ahead ░░░░░░░░ Q Can you clarify ░░░░░░░░ you said you were ░░░░░░░░ war games so you ░░░░░░░░ stopping the military exercises ░░░░░░░░ South Korea THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ we ve done exercises ░░░░░░░░ a long period of ░░░░░░░░ working with South Korea ░░░░░░░░ we call them war ░░░░░░░░ and I call them ░░░░░░░░ games And they re ░░░░░░░░ expensive The amount of ░░░░░░░░ that we spend on ░░░░░░░░ is incredible And South ░░░░░░░░ contributes but not 100 ░░░░░░░░ which is certainly a ░░░░░░░░ that we have to ░░░░░░░░ to them about also ░░░░░░░░ that has to do ░░░░░░░░ the military expense and ░░░░░░░░ the trade So we ░░░░░░░░ doing that We actually ░░░░░░░░ a new deal with ░░░░░░░░ Korea in terms of ░░░░░░░░ trade deal but we ░░░░░░░░ to talk to them ░░░░░░░░ have to talk to ░░░░░░░░ countries about treating us ░░░░░░░░ But the war games ░░░░░░░░ very expensive We pay ░░░░░░░░ a big majority of ░░░░░░░░ We fly in bombers ░░░░░░░░ Guam I said when ░░░░░░░░ first started I said ░░░░░░░░ do the bombers come ░░░░░░░░ Guam Nearby I said ░░░░░░░░ great nearby Where s ░░░░░░░░ Six and a half ░░░░░░░░ Six and a half ░░░░░░░░ that s a long ░░░░░░░░ for these big massive ░░░░░░░░ to be flying to ░░░░░░░░ Korea to practice and ░░░░░░░░ drop bombs all over ░░░░░░░░ place and then go ░░░░░░░░ to Guam I know ░░░░░░░░ lot about airplanes it ░░░░░░░░ very expensive And I ░░░░░░░░ t like it And ░░░░░░░░ I did say is ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ provocative I have to ░░░░░░░░ you Jennifer it s ░░░░░░░░ very provocative situation when ░░░░░░░░ see that and you ░░░░░░░░ a country right next ░░░░░░░░ So under the circumstances ░░░░░░░░ we are negotiating a ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive complete deal I ░░░░░░░░ it s inappropriate to ░░░░░░░░ having war games So ░░░░░░░░ one we save money ░░░░░░░░ lot And number two ░░░░░░░░ really is something that ░░░░░░░░ think they very much ░░░░░░░░ it Q Does North ░░░░░░░░ give you something in ░░░░░░░░ though THE PRESIDENT Well ░░░░░░░░ ve gotten you know ░░░░░░░░ ve heard that I ░░░░░░░░ some of the people ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ they really mean it ░░░░░░░░ don t always want ░░░░░░░░ go against the press ░░░░░░░░ I just don t ░░░░░░░░ not today this is ░░░░░░░░ important But I noticed ░░░░░░░░ some of the people ░░░░░░░░ saying that the President ░░░░░░░░ agreed to meet he ░░░░░░░░ given up so much ░░░░░░░░ gave up nothing I ░░░░░░░░ here I haven t ░░░░░░░░ in 25 hours but ░░░░░░░░ thought it was appropriate ░░░░░░░░ do because we have ░░░░░░░░ negotiating for literally around ░░░░░░░░ clock with them and ░░░░░░░░ us and with John ░░░░░░░░ with Mike and a ░░░░░░░░ team of very talented ░░░░░░░░ But we haven t ░░░░░░░░ up anything other than ░░░░░░░░ re right I agreed ░░░░░░░░ meet And I think ░░░░░░░░ meeting was every bit ░░░░░░░░ good for the United ░░░░░░░░ as it was for ░░░░░░░░ Korea But I just ░░░░░░░░ down some of the ░░░░░░░░ we got And they ░░░░░░░░ know they sure they ░░░░░░░░ a meeting But only ░░░░░░░░ person that dislikes Donald ░░░░░░░░ would say that I ░░░░░░░░ agreed to make a ░░░░░░░░ commitment Sure I ve ░░░░░░░░ to take a period ░░░░░░░░ time and come here ░░░░░░░░ meet and that s ░░░░░░░░ But I think it ░░░░░░░░ great for us as ░░░░░░░░ country and I think ░░░░░░░░ s good for them ░░░░░░░░ what did they do ░░░░░░░░ justify this meeting Secured ░░░░░░░░ for complete denuclearization that ░░░░░░░░ the big thing They ░░░░░░░░ the release of three ░░░░░░░░ hostages They already gave ░░░░░░░░ to us two months ░░░░░░░░ These people are now ░░░░░░░░ happily back in their ░░░░░░░░ with their families And ░░░░░░░░ was pretty rough for ░░░░░░░░ to put it mildly ░░░░░░░░ the commitment to recover ░░░░░░░░ remains including these are ░░░░░░░░ fallen heroes And they ░░░░░░░░ giving a commitment they ░░░░░░░░ starting it immediately to ░░░░░░░░ their remains And I ░░░░░░░░ went through how many ░░░░░░░░ asked me about it ░░░░░░░░ was amazed actually So ░░░░░░░░ people would ask me ░░░░░░░░ it possible Is it ░░░░░░░░ At that time we ░░░░░░░░ no relationship to Chairman ░░░░░░░░ or to anybody else ░░░░░░░░ North Korea You know ░░░░░░░░ was a very closed ░░░░░░░░ So we re getting ░░░░░░░░ remains back Secured the ░░░░░░░░ of all missile and ░░░░░░░░ tests for how long ░░░░░░░░ it been Seven months ░░░░░░░░ haven t had a ░░░░░░░░ go up For seven ░░░░░░░░ you haven t had ░░░░░░░░ nuclear test you haven ░░░░░░░░ had a nuclear explosion ░░░░░░░░ remember a nuclear event ░░░░░░░░ place 8 8 in ░░░░░░░░ Richter scale And they ░░░░░░░░ I heard it on ░░░░░░░░ radio they announced that ░░░░░░░░ massive you know an ░░░░░░░░ took place somewhere in ░░░░░░░░ And then they said ░░░░░░░░ was in North Korea ░░░░░░░░ then they found out ░░░░░░░░ was a nuclear test ░░░░░░░░ said I never heard ░░░░░░░░ a Richter scale in ░░░░░░░░ high 8s And if ░░░░░░░░ look there has been ░░░░░░░░ missile launches They ve ░░░░░░░░ up their missile area ░░░░░░░░ s going to take ░░░░░░░░ That has not been ░░░░░░░░ into the contract We ░░░░░░░░ going to give you ░░░░░░░░ exact details on that ░░░░░░░░ they secured a halt ░░░░░░░░ all missiles and of ░░░░░░░░ nuclear tests They secured ░░░░░░░░ closure of their single ░░░░░░░░ nuclear test site All ░░░░░░░░ of them they re ░░░░░░░░ an area that s ░░░░░░░░ around each other they ░░░░░░░░ the closure They secured ░░░░░░░░ commitment to destroy the ░░░░░░░░ engine testing site That ░░░░░░░░ not in your agreement ░░░░░░░░ got that after we ░░░░░░░░ the agreement I said ░░░░░░░░ me a favor You ░░░░░░░░ got this missile engine ░░░░░░░░ site We know where ░░░░░░░░ is because of the ░░░░░░░░ It s incredible the ░░░░░░░░ we have to be ░░░░░░░░ with you I said ░░░░░░░░ you close it up ░░░░░░░░ s going to close ░░░░░░░░ up We maintained the ░░░░░░░░ to continue to apply ░░░░░░░░ So we re applying ░░░░░░░░ Now I had 300 ░░░░░░░░ that I was getting ░░░░░░░░ to put on last ░░░░░░░░ And I said you ░░░░░░░░ I can t really ░░░░░░░░ on sanctions when I ░░░░░░░░ meeting with I thought ░░░░░░░░ would be very disrespectful ░░░░░░░░ hundred very big ones ░░░░░░░░ ones And I said ░░░░░░░░ would be disrespectful So ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ of those things that ░░░░░░░░ got and when we ░░░░░░░░ our hostages back I ░░░░░░░░ t pay 1 8 ░░░░░░░░ in cash like the ░░░░░░░░ that came back from ░░░░░░░░ which was a disgraceful ░░░░░░░░ what took place So ░░░░░░░░ ve gotten a lot ░░░░░░░░ when I hear somebody ░░░░░░░░ the media say that ░░░░░░░░ Trump has agreed to ░░░░░░░░ like it s not ░░░░░░░░ big deal to meet ░░░░░░░░ think we should meet ░░░░░░░░ a lot of different ░░░░░░░░ not just this one ░░░░░░░░ I really believe a ░░░░░░░░ of great things can ░░░░░░░░ Yes Go ahead please ░░░░░░░░ Sir you just listed ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ you say you got ░░░░░░░░ this meeting It wasn ░░░░░░░░ too long ago though ░░░░░░░░ you said you defined ░░░░░░░░ success of this meeting ░░░░░░░░ North Korea giving up ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ that s what they ░░░░░░░░ doing Q Well can ░░░░░░░░ talk about how THE ░░░░░░░░ Sure That s what ░░░░░░░░ re doing I mean ░░░░░░░░ don t think the ░░░░░░░░ how you pressed Kim ░░░░░░░░ Un for complete verifiable ░░░░░░░░ denuclearization THE PRESIDENT Yeah ░░░░░░░░ did honestly Q And ░░░░░░░░ you why you didn ░░░░░░░░ secure those details in ░░░░░░░░ agreement THE PRESIDENT Because ░░░░░░░░ was no time I ░░░░░░░░ here one day We ░░░░░░░░ together for many hours ░░░░░░░░ but the process is ░░░░░░░░ going to take place ░░░░░░░░ I would be surprised ░░░░░░░░ if they haven t ░░░░░░░░ started already They have ░░░░░░░░ they blew up their ░░░░░░░░ They blew up their ░░░░░░░░ site But I will ░░░░░░░░ he knew prior to ░░░░░░░░ you know this wasn ░░░░░░░░ like a surprise It ░░░░░░░░ t like we ve ░░░░░░░░ discussed it We discussed ░░░░░░░░ Mike discussed it very ░░░░░░░░ with his counterpart in ░░░░░░░░ Korea They knew that ░░░░░░░░ was let s say ░░░░░░░░ didn t agree to ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t sign ░░░░░░░░ agreement There was no ░░░░░░░░ that could have been ░░░░░░░░ So they understood that ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t a ░░░░░░░░ point today because really ░░░░░░░░ had been taken care ░░░░░░░░ more than any other ░░░░░░░░ Because it was all ░░░░░░░░ this This has been ░░░░░░░░ care of before we ░░░░░░░░ here So when we ░░░░░░░░ that up today you ░░░░░░░░ the language It s ░░░░░░░░ strong It s in ░░░░░░░░ document Yes ma am ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Mr President ░░░░░░░░ you talk about the ░░░░░░░░ consequences for North Korea ░░░░░░░░ they don t follow ░░░░░░░░ on the commitments that ░░░░░░░░ re talking about Could ░░░░░░░░ be military action THE ░░░░░░░░ Well I don t ░░░░░░░░ to talk Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ That s a tough ░░░░░░░░ to talk about because ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ threatening I don t ░░░░░░░░ to be threatening They ░░░░░░░░ that And you ve ░░░░░░░░ what was perhaps going ░░░░░░░░ happen And you know ░░░░░░░░ has 28 million people ░░░░░░░░ think we have big ░░░░░░░░ You look at New ░░░░░░░░ where it has 8 ░░░░░░░░ people We think it ░░░░░░░░ a big city Seoul ░░░░░░░░ 28 million people Think ░░░░░░░░ that And it s ░░░░░░░░ next to the border ░░░░░░░░ s right next to ░░░░░░░░ DMZ It s right ░░░░░░░░ I mean if this ░░░░░░░░ have happened I think ░░░░░░░░ know I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ a hundred thousand people ░░░░░░░░ think you could have ░░░░░░░░ 20 million people 30 ░░░░░░░░ people This is really ░░░░░░░░ honor for me to ░░░░░░░░ doing this because I ░░░░░░░░ you know potentially you ░░░░░░░░ have lost you know ░░░░░░░░ 40 50 million people ░░░░░░░░ city of Seoul one ░░░░░░░░ the biggest cities in ░░░░░░░░ world is right next ░░░░░░░░ the border Q You ░░░░░░░░ spoke about fire and ░░░░░░░░ Is that no longer ░░░░░░░░ case THE PRESIDENT Well ░░░░░░░░ that time we needed ░░░░░░░░ fire and fury Because ░░░░░░░░ could not have allowed ░░░░░░░░ kind of capability from ░░░░░░░░ standpoint of the United ░░░░░░░░ And certainly Japan wasn ░░░░░░░░ going to allow it ░░░░░░░░ Japan is right next ░░░░░░░░ Q One more thing ░░░░░░░░ President could you tell ░░░░░░░░ about the video that ░░░░░░░░ showed before this THE ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Q When did ░░░░░░░░ show that to Kim ░░░░░░░░ was the goal there ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Today Yeah we ░░░░░░░░ it made up by ░░░░░░░░ I hope you liked ░░░░░░░░ I thought it was ░░░░░░░░ I thought it was ░░░░░░░░ enough to show One ░░░░░░░░ English and one in ░░░░░░░░ And we had it ░░░░░░░░ up I showed it ░░░░░░░░ him today Actually during ░░░░░░░░ meeting toward the end ░░░░░░░░ the meeting And I ░░░░░░░░ he loved it They ░░░░░░░░ giving we didn t ░░░░░░░░ a big screen like ░░░░░░░░ have the luxury of ░░░░░░░░ We didn t need ░░░░░░░░ because we had it ░░░░░░░░ a cassette and an ░░░░░░░░ And they played it ░░░░░░░░ about eight of their ░░░░░░░░ were watching it and ░░░░░░░░ thought they were fascinated ░░░░░░░░ I thought it was ░░░░░░░░ done I showed it ░░░░░░░░ you because that s ░░░░░░░░ future I mean that ░░░░░░░░ very well be the ░░░░░░░░ And the other alternative ░░░░░░░░ just not a very ░░░░░░░░ alternative It s just ░░░░░░░░ good But I showed ░░░░░░░░ because I really want ░░░░░░░░ to do something Now ░░░░░░░░ don t think I ░░░░░░░░ to show it because ░░░░░░░░ really believe he wants ░░░░░░░░ I think he wants ░░░░░░░░ get it done Yes ░░░░░░░░ ahead How s Staten ░░░░░░░░ Ferry doing Okay He ░░░░░░░░ the best story about ░░░░░░░░ with the Staten Island ░░░░░░░░ And after that he ░░░░░░░░ never written a good ░░░░░░░░ Q That s a ░░░░░░░░ time ago sir THE ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ happened It s a ░░░░░░░░ time ago Q Mr ░░░░░░░░ it s been a ░░░░░░░░ week for you on ░░░░░░░░ international stage You re ░░░░░░░░ this summit here in ░░░░░░░░ having determined that Kim ░░░░░░░░ Un is a talented ░░░░░░░░ You left the G7 ░░░░░░░░ a few days ago ░░░░░░░░ Canada having determined that ░░░░░░░░ Minister Trudeau is weak ░░░░░░░░ dishonest What do you ░░░░░░░░ to America s allies ░░░░░░░░ worry that you might ░░░░░░░░ jeopardizing our long term ░░░░░░░░ and who worry that ░░░░░░░░ might be treating our ░░░░░░░░ friends as enemies and ░░░░░░░░ historic enemies as friends ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Well first of ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ very fair question I ░░░░░░░░ a very good meeting ░░░░░░░░ the G7 And I ░░░░░░░░ the meeting And I ░░░░░░░░ be honest we are ░░░░░░░░ taken advantage of by ░░░░░░░░ every one of those ░░░░░░░░ Very very seriously Now ░░░░░░░░ United States because of ░░░░░░░░ management at the top ░░░░░░░░ of Presidents that didn ░░░░░░░░ care about trade or ░░░░░░░░ t understand it or ░░░░░░░░ reason For many years ░░░░░░░░ China being obviously the ░░░░░░░░ successful at it but ░░░░░░░░ European Union is second ░░░░░░░░ billion we lost They ░░░░░░░░ represented at the meeting ░░░░░░░░ we re being taken ░░░░░░░░ of on trade Canada ░░░░░░░░ have very big advantages ░░░░░░░░ us in terms of ░░░░░░░░ deficits We have a ░░░░░░░░ trade deficit with Canada ░░░░░░░░ was reading where oh ░░░░░░░░ s actually a surplus ░░░░░░░░ a surplus It s ░░░░░░░░ 17 but it could ░░░░░░░░ be 100 You know ░░░░░░░░ put out a document ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ saw it They didn ░░░░░░░░ want me to see ░░░░░░░░ but we found it ░░░░░░░░ they were trying to ░░░░░░░░ the power they have ░░░░░░░░ s close to 100 ░░░░░░░░ a year loss with ░░░░░░░░ They don t take ░░░░░░░░ farm products many of ░░░░░░░░ They charge what was ░░░░░░░░ percent but somebody told ░░░░░░░░ the other day that ░░░░░░░░ few months ago they ░░░░░░░░ it to 295 percent ░░░░░░░░ dairy products And it ░░░░░░░░ very unfair to our ░░░░░░░░ and it s very ░░░░░░░░ to the people of ░░░░░░░░ country the workers the ░░░░░░░░ the companies And we ░░░░░░░░ not able to trade ░░░░░░░░ have tremendous barriers up ░░░░░░░░ have tremendous tariffs So ░░░░░░░░ I put in a ░░░░░░░░ tariff just to get ░░░░░░░░ up a little bit ░░░░░░░░ the balance isn t ░░░░░░░░ much it s like ░░░░░░░░ they said Oh that ░░░░░░░░ so terrible I said ░░░░░░░░ s terrible We have ░░░░░░░░ catch you a little ░░░░░░░░ We have to have ░░░░░░░░ little balance Even if ░░░░░░░░ s not complete we ░░░░░░░░ to have a little ░░░░░░░░ I say this with ░░░░░░░░ countries Anyway we came ░░░░░░░░ finished the meeting Really ░░░░░░░░ was happy And I ░░░░░░░░ to sign something I ░░░░░░░░ for changes I demanded ░░░░░░░░ And those changes were ░░░░░░░░ In fact the picture ░░░░░░░░ Angela Merkel who I ░░░░░░░░ along with very well ░░░░░░░░ I m sitting there ░░░░░░░░ this that picture was ░░░░░░░░ re waiting for the ░░░░░░░░ because I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ the final document as ░░░░░░░░ by the changes that ░░░░░░░░ requested That was a ░░░░░░░░ friendly I know it ░░░░░░░░ t look friendly and ░░░░░░░░ know it was reported ░░░░░░░░ sort of nasty both ░░░░░░░░ I was angry at ░░░░░░░░ or she actually we ░░░░░░░░ just talking the whole ░░░░░░░░ about something unrelated to ░░░░░░░░ very friendly waiting for ░░░░░░░░ document to come back ░░░░░░░░ I could read it ░░░░░░░░ I leave Anyway I ░░░░░░░░ and it was very ░░░░░░░░ When I got onto ░░░░░░░░ plane I think that ░░░░░░░░ probably didn t know ░░░░░░░░ Air Force One has ░░░░░░░░ 20 televisions and I ░░░░░░░░ the television And he ░░░░░░░░ giving a news conference ░░░░░░░░ how he will not ░░░░░░░░ pushed around by the ░░░░░░░░ States And I say ░░░░░░░░ him around We just ░░░░░░░░ hands It was very ░░░░░░░░ Look countries cannot continue ░░░░░░░░ take advantage of us ░░░░░░░░ trade The number are ░░░░░░░░ Over the last couple ░░░░░░░░ years and over the ░░░░░░░░ many years but over ░░░░░░░░ last couple of years ░░░░░░░░ country has lost 800 ░░░░░░░░ on trade with other ░░░░░░░░ the biggest one being ░░░░░░░░ Eight hundred billion dollars ░░░░░░░░ hundred fifty one billion ░░░░░░░░ the European Union They ░░░░░░░░ t take our agricultural ░░░░░░░░ barely They don t ░░░░░░░░ a lot of what ░░░░░░░░ have and yet they ░░░░░░░░ Mercedes into us they ░░░░░░░░ BMWs into us by ░░░░░░░░ millions It s very ░░░░░░░░ and it s very ░░░░░░░░ to our workers And ░░░░░░░░ m going to straighten ░░░░░░░░ out And it won ░░░░░░░░ even be tough Okay ░░░░░░░░ you Go ahead Go ░░░░░░░░ Q Inaudible THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ would like to involve ░░░░░░░░ yes And no I ░░░░░░░░ a good relationship with ░░░░░░░░ Trudeau I really did ░░░░░░░░ than he had a ░░░░░░░░ conference that he had ░░░░░░░░ he assumed I was ░░░░░░░░ an airplane and I ░░░░░░░░ t watching He learned ░░░░░░░░ s going to cost ░░░░░░░░ lot of money for ░░░░░░░░ people of Canada He ░░░░░░░░ You can t do ░░░░░░░░ You can t do ░░░░░░░░ We laughed We had ░░░░░░░░ very good relationship I ░░░░░░░░ had a good relationship ░░░░░░░░ Justin I have a ░░░░░░░░ relationship with all I ░░░░░░░░ a very good relationship ░░░░░░░░ Angela Merkel But on ░░░░░░░░ we re paying 4 ░░░░░░░░ percent she s paying ░░░░░░░░ percent of a much ░░░░░░░░ GDP than we have ░░░░░░░░ re paying 4 2 ░░░░░░░░ on a much larger ░░░░░░░░ re paying for I ░░░░░░░░ anyone can say from ░░░░░░░░ to 90 percent of ░░░░░░░░ And we re protecting ░░░░░░░░ of Europe And then ░░░░░░░░ top of it they ░░░░░░░░ us on trade So ░░░░░░░░ just can t have ░░░░░░░░ that way It s ░░░░░░░░ to our taxpayers and ░░░░░░░░ our people But no ░░░░░░░░ have a good relationship ░░░░░░░░ Justin And I have ░░░░░░░░ I think a very ░░░░░░░░ relationship with Chairman Kim ░░░░░░░░ now I really do ░░░░░░░░ think I hope it ░░░░░░░░ good because if it ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ a very big problem ░░░░░░░░ think we ve gone ░░░░░░░░ long way to solving ░░░░░░░░ today Should we keep ░░░░░░░░ for a little while ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ s up to the ░░░░░░░░ Sarah Huckabee Sanders Should ░░░░░░░░ keep going Sarah Okay ░░░░░░░░ ll go Well I ░░░░░░░░ t care Hey you ░░░░░░░░ it just means we ░░░░░░░░ home a little later ░░░░░░░░ the evening Right Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ahead Sure Go ahead ░░░░░░░░ ahead Q Hi Mr ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT How are ░░░░░░░░ Q I m good ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Nice to see ░░░░░░░░ Q From The Straits ░░░░░░░░ of Singapore Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ country THE PRESIDENT Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much Q I ░░░░░░░░ you enjoyed our food ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Beautiful country I ░░░░░░░░ Q I just wanted ░░░░░░░░ find out You described ░░░░░░░░ as a process What ░░░░░░░░ the immediate next step ░░░░░░░░ there some ongoing dialogue ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Yes We re ░░░░░░░░ together next week to ░░░░░░░░ into the details Q ░░░░░░░░ that s inaudible THE ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Pompeo Yeah Next ░░░░░░░░ with John Bolton and ░░░░░░░░ entire team to go ░░░░░░░░ the details and to ░░░░░░░░ this stuff done We ░░░░░░░░ to get it done ░░░░░░░░ wants to get it ░░░░░░░░ We re also working ░░░░░░░░ much with South Korea ░░░░░░░░ re working with Japan ░░░░░░░░ re working with China ░░░░░░░░ a lesser extent but ░░░░░░░░ re working with China ░░░░░░░░ And you are coming ░░░░░░░░ to Singapore THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ would come back gladly ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister was fantastic ░░░░░░░░ were with him yesterday ░░░░░░░░ s done a great ░░░░░░░░ It was very welcoming ░░░░░░░░ really probably had it ░░░░░░░░ made a difference actually ░░░░░░░░ s a great place ░░░░░░░░ you very much Q ░░░░░░░░ you Mr President THE ░░░░░░░░ Yes ma am Q ░░░░░░░░ you Mr President What ░░░░░░░░ it about that first ░░░░░░░░ with Chairman Kim this ░░░░░░░░ that that made you ░░░░░░░░ not to walk away ░░░░░░░░ you said that you ░░░░░░░░ know within the first ░░░░░░░░ if he was sincere ░░░░░░░░ not THE PRESIDENT Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ve said that about ░░░░░░░░ I ve said that ░░░░░░░░ people You know in ░░░░░░░░ first second Now I ░░░░░░░░ generous I said five ░░░░░░░░ But you know in ░░░░░░░░ first second in some ░░░░░░░░ Sometimes that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ out But sometimes it ░░░░░░░░ From the beginning we ░░░░░░░░ along But there s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of groundwork ░░░░░░░░ wasn t like we ░░░░░░░░ and we started talking ░░░░░░░░ as you know right ░░░░░░░░ didn t just come ░░░░░░░░ and start talking about ░░░░░░░░ very complex subjects that ░░░░░░░░ been going on for ░░░░░░░░ years We ve been ░░░░░░░░ this for months And ░░░░░░░░ know once the rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ once they did a ░░░░░░░░ thing you know North ░░░░░░░░ did a great thing ░░░░░░░░ going to the Olympics ░░░░░░░░ the Olympics and President ░░░░░░░░ will tell you this ░░░░░░░░ Olympics was not exactly ░░░░░░░░ great People didn t ░░░░░░░░ like being bombed out ░░░░░░░░ the Opening Ceremonies You ░░░░░░░░ they weren t exactly ░░░░░░░░ tickets And as soon ░░░░░░░░ the Chairman Chairman Kim ░░░░░░░░ Let s participate in ░░░░░░░░ Olympics it sold like ░░░░░░░░ and was a great ░░░░░░░░ as an Olympics It ░░░░░░░░ a great success He ░░░░░░░░ a great thing But ░░░░░░░░ that time pretty much ░░░░░░░░ that time because as ░░░░░░░░ know a delegation came ░░░░░░░░ South Korea who had ░░░░░░░░ met with North Korea ░░░░░░░░ came to the White ░░░░░░░░ They told me lots ░░░░░░░░ things including the fact ░░░░░░░░ they d be willing ░░░░░░░░ denuke We have one ░░░░░░░░ their great people here ░░░░░░░░ That they were willing ░░░░░░░░ denuke And once that ░░░░░░░░ we have been really ░░░░░░░░ about that from the ░░░░░░░░ of the Olympics when ░░░░░░░░ whole delegation came to ░░░░░░░░ various things including denuking ░░░░░░░░ If I may a ░░░░░░░░ question In the document ░░░░░░░░ you signed earlier today ░░░░░░░░ Korea agreed to commit ░░░░░░░░ denuclearization To borrow a ░░░░░░░░ that you have used ░░░░░░░░ criticize your predecessors and ░░░░░░░░ opponents how do you ░░░░░░░░ that North Korea is ░░░░░░░░ all talk no action ░░░░░░░░ forward THE PRESIDENT Well ░░░░░░░░ think can you ensure ░░░░░░░░ Can I ensure that ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ to sit down properly ░░░░░░░░ you sit down I ░░░░░░░░ you can t ensure ░░░░░░░░ All I can say ░░░░░░░░ they want to make ░░░░░░░░ deal That s what ░░░░░░░░ do My whole life ░░░░░░░░ been deals I ve ░░░░░░░░ great at it and ░░░░░░░░ s what I do ░░░░░░░░ I know when somebody ░░░░░░░░ to deal and I ░░░░░░░░ when somebody doesn t ░░░░░░░░ lot of politicians don ░░░░░░░░ That s not their ░░░░░░░░ but it is my ░░░░░░░░ I mean again this ░░░░░░░░ could have been done ░░░░░░░░ think easier a long ░░░░░░░░ ago But I know ░░░░░░░░ a I just feel ░░░░░░░░ strongly my instinct my ░░░░░░░░ or talent they want ░░░░░░░░ make a deal And ░░░░░░░░ a deal is a ░░░░░░░░ thing for the world ░░░░░░░░ s also a great ░░░░░░░░ for China because I ░░░░░░░░ t imagine that China ░░░░░░░░ you know is happy ░░░░░░░░ somebody having nuclear weapons ░░░░░░░░ close So you know ░░░░░░░░ s China was very ░░░░░░░░ So I think he ░░░░░░░░ to make a deal ░░░░░░░░ anybody be certain But ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ soon because the negotiations ░░░░░░░░ Okay Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead Q You ░░░░░░░░ that you have raised ░░░░░░░░ the issue of human ░░░░░░░░ with Chairman Kim THE ░░░░░░░░ Yes Q I wonder ░░░░░░░░ you would say to ░░░░░░░░ group of people who ░░░░░░░░ no ability whatsoever to ░░░░░░░░ or to see this ░░░░░░░░ conference the 100 000 ░░░░░░░░ Koreans kept in a ░░░░░░░░ of gulags Have you ░░░░░░░░ them by legitimizing the ░░░░░░░░ in Pyongyang THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ I think I ve ░░░░░░░░ them because I think ░░░░░░░░ will change I think ░░░░░░░░ ve helped them There ░░░░░░░░ nothing I can say ░░░░░░░░ I can do is ░░░░░░░░ what I can do ░░░░░░░░ have to stop the ░░░░░░░░ We have to do ░░░░░░░░ things and that s ░░░░░░░░ very important thing So ░░░░░░░░ a certain point hopefully ░░░░░░░░ ll be able to ░░░░░░░░ me a much more ░░░░░░░░ question or make a ░░░░░░░░ But not much I ░░░░░░░░ do right now At ░░░░░░░░ certain point I really ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ things about it I ░░░░░░░░ they are one of ░░░░░░░░ great winners today that ░░░░░░░░ group of people that ░░░░░░░░ re talking about I ░░░░░░░░ ultimately they re going ░░░░░░░░ be one of the ░░░░░░░░ winners as a group ░░░░░░░░ sir Go ahead Go ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Q Would you ░░░░░░░░ consider removing the sanctions ░░░░░░░░ significant improvement in the ░░░░░░░░ rights situation THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ I want significant improvement ░░░░░░░░ want to know that ░░░░░░░░ won t be happening ░░░░░░░░ again once you start ░░░░░░░░ process there will be ░░░░░░░░ point at which even ░░░░░░░░ you won t be ░░░░░░░░ for a while because ░░░░░░░░ can t happen scientifically ░░░░░░░░ mechanically but you re ░░░░░░░░ going to be able ░░░░░░░░ go back You know ░░░░░░░░ we reach that point ░░░░░░░░ ll start to give ░░░░░░░░ very serious thought Yes ░░░░░░░░ ahead Go ahead Go ░░░░░░░░ You first Q Mr ░░░░░░░░ did you also discuss ░░░░░░░░ cost of denuclearization and ░░░░░░░░ North Korea is about ░░░░░░░░ foot the bill while ░░░░░░░░ crippling sanctions remain in ░░░░░░░░ I m from inaudible ░░░░░░░░ Agency Singapore THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ I think that South ░░░░░░░░ and I think that ░░░░░░░░ will help them very ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ to help them They ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ to help them I ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ them very greatly We ░░░░░░░░ t have to help ░░░░░░░░ The United States has ░░░░░░░░ paying a big price ░░░░░░░░ a lot of different ░░░░░░░░ But South Korea which ░░░░░░░░ is right next door ░░░░░░░░ Japan which essentially is ░░░░░░░░ door they re going ░░░░░░░░ be helping them And ░░░░░░░░ think they re going ░░░░░░░░ be doing a very ░░░░░░░░ job and a terrific ░░░░░░░░ So they will be ░░░░░░░░ them Yes ma am ░░░░░░░░ ahead Behind Yes Q ░░░░░░░░ you Mr President THE ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Q I ░░░░░░░░ like to follow up ░░░░░░░░ Steve s question He ░░░░░░░░ you how long it ░░░░░░░░ take to denuclearize the ░░░░░░░░ Peninsula You said a ░░░░░░░░ time What does that ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Well I ░░░░░░░░ t know when you ░░░░░░░░ a long time I ░░░░░░░░ we will do it ░░░░░░░░ fast as it can ░░░░░░░░ done scientifically as fast ░░░░░░░░ it can be done ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ mean I ve read ░░░░░░░░ stories It s a ░░░░░░░░ year process Okay Assuming ░░░░░░░░ wanted to do it ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ I think whoever wrote ░░░░░░░░ is wrong But there ░░░░░░░░ be a point at ░░░░░░░░ when you re 20 ░░░░░░░░ through you can t ░░░░░░░░ back I had an ░░░░░░░░ who was a great ░░░░░░░░ for I believe 40 ░░░░░░░░ at MIT And I ░░░░░░░░ to discuss nuclear with ░░░░░░░░ all the time He ░░░░░░░░ a great expert He ░░░░░░░░ a great brilliant genius ░░░░░░░░ John Trump at MIT ░░░░░░░░ think he was there ░░░░░░░░ years I was told ░░░░░░░░ fact the head of ░░░░░░░░ sent me a book ░░░░░░░░ my uncle But we ░░░░░░░░ to talk about nuclear ░░░░░░░░ re talking about a ░░░░░░░░ complex subject It s ░░░░░░░░ just like Oh gee ░░░░░░░░ s get rid of ░░░░░░░░ nukes It takes a ░░░░░░░░ of time But the ░░░░░░░░ period of time that ░░░░░░░░ m talking is that ░░░░░░░░ period when you hit ░░░░░░░░ certain point you can ░░░░░░░░ go back It s ░░░░░░░░ hard to go back ░░░░░░░░ And how long will ░░░░░░░░ take THE PRESIDENT We ░░░░░░░░ t know but it ░░░░░░░░ go pretty quickly Go ░░░░░░░░ Sure Q Thanks Mr ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to ask ░░░░░░░░ on the sanctions campaign ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Yeah Q You ░░░░░░░░ at the very beginning ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese are not ░░░░░░░░ as great a job ░░░░░░░░ the border as they ░░░░░░░░ before You expressed some ░░░░░░░░ when Kim went to ░░░░░░░░ President Xi The Russian ░░░░░░░░ minister was in Pyongyang ░░░░░░░░ said there shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ any sanctions while these ░░░░░░░░ are under way And ░░░░░░░░ South Koreans are now ░░░░░░░░ about restoring some form ░░░░░░░░ trade So with all ░░░░░░░░ those players appearing to ░░░░░░░░ moving toward eroding sanctions ░░░░░░░░ can you keep the ░░░░░░░░ regime in place What ░░░░░░░░ do you have on ░░░░░░░░ countries THE PRESIDENT Well ░░░░░░░░ think we have a ░░░░░░░░ of leverage I think ░░░░░░░░ have tremendous leverage I ░░░░░░░░ believe that China despite ░░░░░░░░ relationship with President Xi ░░░░░░░░ man who I told ░░░░░░░░ I have great respect ░░░░░░░░ and like also a ░░░░░░░░ You know we re ░░░░░░░░ very tough talks on ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ affects China somewhat But ░░░░░░░░ have to do what ░░░░░░░░ have to do And ░░░░░░░░ think over the last ░░░░░░░░ months the border is ░░░░░░░░ open than it was ░░░░░░░░ we first started But ░░░░░░░░ is what it is ░░░░░░░░ have to do it ░░░░░░░░ have a tremendous deficit ░░░░░░░░ trade commonly known as ░░░░░░░░ trade deficit We have ░░░░░░░░ tremendous deficit in trade ░░░░░░░░ China and we have ░░░░░░░░ do something about it ░░░░░░░░ can t continue to ░░░░░░░░ that happen And I ░░░░░░░░ that has had an ░░░░░░░░ on my relationship in ░░░░░░░░ of the border I ░░░░░░░░ t think it has ░░░░░░░░ relationship you know I ░░░░░░░░ t think it affects ░░░░░░░░ feeling or my relationship ░░░░░░░░ President Xi But when ░░░░░░░░ first started we weren ░░░░░░░░ ready to go that ░░░░░░░░ And as we started ░░░░░░░░ and getting ready to ░░░░░░░░ that I think that ░░░░░░░░ had an impact on ░░░░░░░░ the border Which is ░░░░░░░░ shame But I have ░░░░░░░░ do it I have ░░░░░░░░ choice For our country ░░░░░░░░ have to do it ░░░░░░░░ Korea will do whatever ░░░░░░░░ necessary to get a ░░░░░░░░ done And if that ░░░░░░░░ we can t trade ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ trade They re definitely ░░░░░░░░ going to trade If ░░░░░░░░ think and they would ░░░░░░░░ this with our concurrence ░░░░░░░░ they think that they ░░░░░░░░ do some work because ░░░░░░░░ re very far down ░░░░░░░░ line we re actually ░░░░░░░░ far You know that ░░░░░░░░ when you read it ░░░░░░░░ that s far down ░░░░░░░░ line That s not ░░░░░░░░ that just happened to ░░░░░░░░ put together This was ░░░░░░░░ over months And again ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric was important and ░░░░░░░░ sanctions were important I ░░░░░░░░ t even know which ░░░░░░░░ was more important They ░░░░░░░░ both important Yeah Go ░░░░░░░░ Q Mr President David ░░░░░░░░ for The New York ░░░░░░░░ I was wondering if ░░░░░░░░ could give us some ░░░░░░░░ of whether the Chairman ░░░░░░░░ told you how many ░░░░░░░░ weapons he believes he ░░░░░░░░ made whether he s ░░░░░░░░ to turn those over ░░░░░░░░ and then whether in ░░░░░░░░ mind you need to ░░░░░░░░ more than was done ░░░░░░░░ the Iran deal for ░░░░░░░░ dismantling the both the ░░░░░░░░ and the plutonium processes ░░░░░░░░ whether or not you ░░░░░░░░ a sense that Chairman ░░░░░░░░ really understood what that ░░░░░░░░ and had a timetable ░░░░░░░░ his own mind of ░░░░░░░░ that THE PRESIDENT Well ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ understands He understands it ░░░░░░░░ well He understands it ░░░░░░░░ than the people that ░░░░░░░░ doing the work for ░░░░░░░░ That is an easy ░░░░░░░░ As far as what ░░░░░░░░ has it s substantial ░░░░░░░░ substantial The timing will ░░░░░░░░ quickly I believe you ░░░░░░░░ see some good action ░░░░░░░░ mean as an example ░░░░░░░░ of the things with ░░░░░░░░ missile site I think ░░░░░░░░ re probably surprised to ░░░░░░░░ that that was a ░░░░░░░░ in at the end ░░░░░░░░ missile site But I ░░░░░░░░ believe David that it ░░░░░░░░ going to go very ░░░░░░░░ I really believe that ░░░░░░░░ s going to go ░░░░░░░░ And it is a ░░░░░░░░ substantial arsenal There s ░░░░░░░░ question about it You ░░░░░░░░ I used to say ░░░░░░░░ it s all talk ░░░░░░░░ no action But we ░░░░░░░░ pretty good intelligence into ░░░░░░░░ Although probably less there ░░░░░░░░ any other country You ░░░░░░░░ that maybe better than ░░░░░░░░ in the room Probably ░░░░░░░░ there than any other ░░░░░░░░ But we have enough ░░░░░░░░ to know that what ░░░░░░░░ have is very substantial ░░░░░░░░ is why David I ░░░░░░░░ say that this shouldn ░░░░░░░░ have taken place so ░░░░░░░░ into the process Wouldn ░░░░░░░░ this have been better ░░░░░░░░ it was 5 years ░░░░░░░░ or 20 years ago ░░░░░░░░ 15 years ago and ░░░░░░░░ didn t have to ░░░░░░░░ about not having a ░░░░░░░░ meeting like today So ░░░░░░░░ I still love my ░░░░░░░░ interview with you David ░░░░░░░░ still have that interview ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Go ahead Q ░░░░░░░░ you Mr President THE ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Q Inaudible ░░░░░░░░ second summit if there ░░░░░░░░ a second summit with ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jong Un would ░░░░░░░░ be in Pyongyang or ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT We haven ░░░░░░░░ set that up We ░░░░░░░░ probably need another summit ░░░░░░░░ ll probably need or ░░░░░░░░ We can use a ░░░░░░░░ term But we ll ░░░░░░░░ need another one We ░░░░░░░░ probably I will say ░░░░░░░░ we re much further ░░░░░░░░ than I would have ░░░░░░░░ I did not think ░░░░░░░░ d be here I ░░░░░░░░ and I ve told ░░░░░░░░ I didn t want ░░░░░░░░ build up people s ░░░░░░░░ too much I told ░░░░░░░░ I thought that this ░░░░░░░░ be a successful meeting ░░░░░░░░ we got along we ░░░░░░░░ a relationship and we ░░░░░░░░ have maybe gotten to ░░░░░░░░ point in three or ░░░░░░░░ months from now But ░░░░░░░░ really happened very quickly ░░░░░░░░ lot of that was ░░░░░░░░ of the foundation that ░░░░░░░░ you know put down ░░░░░░░░ we met A lot ░░░░░░░░ things happened very fast ░░░░░░░░ didn t have as ░░░░░░░░ example bringing back the ░░░░░░░░ That was not one ░░░░░░░░ the things that was ░░░░░░░░ our agenda today I ░░░░░░░░ that up at the ░░░░░░░░ end because so many ░░░░░░░░ have talked to me ░░░░░░░░ it And I brought ░░░░░░░░ up at the very ░░░░░░░░ And he was really ░░░░░░░░ gracious Instead of saying ░░░░░░░░ let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ the next time He ░░░░░░░░ It makes sense We ░░░░░░░░ do it And he ░░░░░░░░ you know they know ░░░░░░░░ many of those incredible ░░░░░░░░ are Where they re ░░░░░░░░ along roads along highways ░░░░░░░░ paths usually because our ░░░░░░░░ were moving back and ░░░░░░░░ and they had to ░░░░░░░░ rapidly It s very ░░░░░░░░ But he knew And ░░░░░░░░ was brought up at ░░░░░░░░ very end And you ░░░░░░░░ it was really great ░░░░░░░░ he was able to ░░░░░░░░ it A lot of ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ happy about that Yes ░░░░░░░░ ahead please Q Thank ░░░░░░░░ Mr President THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ you Q Emerald Robinson ░░░░░░░░ America News Congratulations THE ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ the nice way you ░░░░░░░░ us We appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ it s very good ░░░░░░░░ s really beautiful what ░░░░░░░░ do Go ahead Q ░░░░░░░░ you THE PRESIDENT And ░░░░░░░░ I ll probably get ░░░░░░░░ killer question Q Laughs ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ about the future of ░░░░░░░░ Korea THE PRESIDENT Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s all right Q ░░░░░░░░ the people are Kim ░░░░░░░░ Un is saying he ░░░░░░░░ wanting a brighter future ░░░░░░░░ prosperity for his people ░░░░░░░░ we know they ve ░░░░░░░░ under oppression You showed ░░░░░░░░ this video of what ░░░░░░░░ future can be like ░░░░░░░░ do you have an ░░░░░░░░ specifically of the model ░░░░░░░░ you would like to ░░░░░░░░ towards Economically is he ░░░░░░░░ to more economic freedom ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Yeah it s ░░░░░░░░ good question So you ░░░░░░░░ a tape today and ░░░░░░░░ I think was done ░░░░░░░░ well But that was ░░░░░░░░ at the highest level ░░░░░░░░ future development I told ░░░░░░░░ you may not want ░░░░░░░░ You may want to ░░░░░░░░ a much smaller version ░░░░░░░░ this I mean you ░░░░░░░░ going to do something ░░░░░░░░ you may want to ░░░░░░░░ a smaller version You ░░░░░░░░ not want that with ░░░░░░░░ trains and the everything ░░░░░░░░ know it s super ░░░░░░░░ the top And maybe ░░░░░░░░ won t want that ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ to them It s ░░░░░░░░ to be up to ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ up to the people ░░░░░░░░ they want They may ░░░░░░░░ want that I can ░░░░░░░░ that too But that ░░░░░░░░ a version of what ░░░░░░░░ happen what could take ░░░░░░░░ As an example they ░░░░░░░░ great beaches You see ░░░░░░░░ whenever they re exploding ░░░░░░░░ cannons into the ocean ░░░░░░░░ I said Boy look ░░░░░░░░ the view Wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ make a great condo ░░░░░░░░ And I explained I ░░░░░░░░ You know instead of ░░░░░░░░ that you could have ░░░░░░░░ best hotels in the ░░░░░░░░ right there Think of ░░░░░░░░ from a real estate ░░░░░░░░ You have South Korea ░░░░░░░░ have China and they ░░░░░░░░ the land in the ░░░░░░░░ How bad is that ░░░░░░░░ It s great But ░░░░░░░░ told him I said ░░░░░░░░ may not want to ░░░░░░░░ what s there You ░░░░░░░░ want to do a ░░░░░░░░ version of it or ░░░░░░░░ know And that could ░░░░░░░░ Although I tell you ░░░░░░░░ he looked at that ░░░░░░░░ he looked at that ░░░░░░░░ and I m telling ░░░░░░░░ they really enjoyed it ░░░░░░░░ believe Okay Yeah Go ░░░░░░░░ A couple more Okay ░░░░░░░░ ll do three more ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead Go Q ░░░░░░░░ Bennett from Time Magazine ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Yes Hi Brian ░░░░░░░░ I on the cover ░░░░░░░░ this week Boy have ░░░░░░░░ so many covers Q ░░░░░░░░ s entirely possible THE ░░░░░░░░ Huh I know That ░░░░░░░░ okay Q Do you ░░░░░░░░ see Kim Jong Un ░░░░░░░░ an equal THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ what way Q You ░░░░░░░░ showed a video that ░░░░░░░░ you and Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ on equal footing in ░░░░░░░░ the future of THE ░░░░░░░░ No I think that ░░░░░░░░ don t view it ░░░░░░░░ way See I don ░░░░░░░░ view it that way ░░░░░░░░ ll do whatever it ░░░░░░░░ to make the world ░░░░░░░░ safer place If I ░░░░░░░░ to say I m ░░░░░░░░ on a stage I ░░░░░░░░ I understand what you ░░░░░░░░ getting at If I ░░░░░░░░ to say I m ░░░░░░░░ on a stage with ░░░░░░░░ Kim and that s ░░░░░░░░ to get us to ░░░░░░░░ 30 million lives could ░░░░░░░░ more than that I ░░░░░░░░ willing to sit on ░░░░░░░░ stage I m willing ░░░░░░░░ travel to Singapore very ░░░░░░░░ very gladly Again I ░░░░░░░░ know other than the ░░░░░░░░ that it is taking ░░░░░░░░ time they have given ░░░░░░░░ a tremendous amount They ░░░░░░░░ given it up even ░░░░░░░░ And even add the ░░░░░░░░ to it You know ░░░░░░░░ could add the Olympics ░░░░░░░░ the question They went ░░░░░░░░ the Olympics They took ░░░░░░░░ Olympics that was going ░░░░░░░░ be a massive failure ░░░░░░░░ maybe wouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ opened and they made ░░░░░░░░ a tremendous success by ░░░░░░░░ to participate Add that ░░░░░░░░ the list of things ░░░░░░░░ they ve done So ░░░░░░░░ if I can save ░░░░░░░░ of lives by coming ░░░░░░░░ sitting down and establishing ░░░░░░░░ relationship with someone who ░░░░░░░░ a very powerful man ░░░░░░░░ s got firm control ░░░░░░░░ a country and that ░░░░░░░░ has very powerful nuclear ░░░░░░░░ it s my honor ░░░░░░░░ do it Q Are ░░░░░░░░ concerned that the video ░░░░░░░░ just showed could be ░░░░░░░░ by Kim as propaganda ░░░░░░░░ show him as an ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT No I ░░░░░░░░ not concerned at all ░░░░░░░░ can use that video ░░░░░░░░ other countries Go ahead ░░░░░░░░ Mr President in the ░░░░░░░░ 2000 President Clinton got ░░░░░░░░ request by Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Got impressed ░░░░░░░░ Got a request THE ░░░░░░░░ Oh Q From Kim ░░░░░░░░ Il to travel to ░░░░░░░░ and meet him And ░░░░░░░░ refused He sent Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State Albright THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ He did a great ░░░░░░░░ And he spent 3 ░░░░░░░░ and got nothing And ░░░░░░░░ started making nuclear weapons ░░░░░░░░ day later Q Mr ░░░░░░░░ you on the other ░░░░░░░░ got the request and ░░░░░░░░ away went here to ░░░░░░░░ him And do you ░░░░░░░░ those people who say ░░░░░░░░ you gave him the ░░░░░░░░ present the legitimacy to ░░░░░░░░ regime who oppress its ░░░░░░░░ without an ongoing process ░░░░░░░░ you as the U ░░░░░░░░ President as the leader ░░░░░░░░ the free world meet ░░░░░░░░ shake hands with this ░░░░░░░░ of North Korea who ░░░░░░░░ perceived to be oppressing ░░░░░░░░ his own people THE ░░░░░░░░ Okay Good I think ░░░░░░░░ just answered the question ░░░░░░░░ But do you understand ░░░░░░░░ people THE PRESIDENT Oh ░░░░░░░░ understand them much better ░░░░░░░░ you do Okay Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ahead Go ahead Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much Yes Q ░░░░░░░░ President Eliana Johnson with ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Sure Hi ░░░░░░░░ Hi You mentioned a ░░░░░░░░ specific concessions that you ░░░░░░░░ from Kim the return ░░░░░░░░ remains and the destruction ░░░░░░░░ the nuclear site And ░░░░░░░░ know you said that ░░░░░░░░ an add on THE ░░░░░░░░ And much more And ░░░░░░░░ more than that Q ░░░░░░░░ I know you said ░░░░░░░░ last thing was an ░░░░░░░░ on and it wasn ░░░░░░░░ in the agreement but ░░░░░░░░ he gave you his ░░░░░░░░ If he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ through on these things ░░░░░░░░ are you prepared to ░░░░░░░░ in response And will ░░░░░░░░ lose faith in this ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT No I ░░░░░░░░ he ll do it ░░░░░░░░ really believe that Otherwise ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be doing ░░░░░░░░ I really believe it ░░░░░░░░ it was really the ░░░░░░░░ testing site in addition ░░░░░░░░ all of the other ░░░░░░░░ that they ve agreed ░░░░░░░░ do It was the ░░░░░░░░ have a very powerful ░░░░░░░░ testing site that again ░░░░░░░░ re able to see ░░░░░░░░ of the heat that ░░░░░░░░ emits And yeah I ░░░░░░░░ able to I m ░░░░░░░░ happy I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ what I m very ░░░░░░░░ with those two points ░░░░░░░░ two points you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ I think you might ░░░░░░░░ referring to the thing ░░░░░░░░ s not in which ░░░░░░░░ the engine testing site ░░░░░░░░ think he s I ░░░░░░░░ honestly I think he ░░░░░░░░ going to do these ░░░░░░░░ I may be wrong ░░░░░░░░ mean I may stand ░░░░░░░░ you in six months ░░░░░░░░ say Hey I was ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ I ll ever admit ░░░░░░░░ but I ll find ░░░░░░░░ kind of an excuse ░░░░░░░░ Okay one or two ░░░░░░░░ more Come on Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ahead Sure Q Thank ░░░░░░░░ Mr President THE PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ you Thank you Q ░░░░░░░░ with Xinhua Media Group ░░░░░░░░ I just would like ░░░░░░░░ know will you call ░░░░░░░░ President Xi when you ░░░░░░░░ back to D C ░░░░░░░░ discuss about achievements you ░░░░░░░░ today with Chairman Kim ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT Yes I will ░░░░░░░░ And what s your ░░░░░░░░ about China s role ░░░░░░░░ accelerate the process to ░░░░░░░░ a long term peace ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Well my ░░░░░░░░ about China is that ░░░░░░░░ is a great country ░░░░░░░░ a great leader and ░░░░░░░░ friend of mine And ░░░░░░░░ really believe that he ░░░░░░░░ happy that we ve ░░░░░░░░ this kind of progress ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard from ░░░░░░░░ But I will be ░░░░░░░░ him very shortly Maybe ░░░░░░░░ before I land Okay ░░░░░░░░ I have to say ░░░░░░░░ know and the United ░░░░░░░░ is a great country ░░░░░░░░ we have set records ░░░░░░░░ over 7 trillion in ░░░░░░░░ worth addition to what ░░░░░░░░ have And we are ░░░░░░░░ twice the size the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ talks about this because ░░░░░░░░ do hear a lot ░░░░░░░░ China rightfully so But ░░░░░░░░ United States now is ░░░░░░░░ twice the size of ░░░░░░░░ economy of China We ░░░░░░░░ a great country and ░░░░░░░░ re on a correct ░░░░░░░░ Okay One more That ░░░░░░░░ be it Q Mr ░░░░░░░░ from South Korea THE ░░░░░░░░ Oh South Korea Where ░░░░░░░░ South Korea I think ░░░░░░░░ deserve go ahead Go ░░░░░░░░ deserve one Yes You ░░░░░░░░ one Q I ve ░░░░░░░░ two questions for you ░░░░░░░░ President First you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ that you re going ░░░░░░░░ talk with South Korean ░░░░░░░░ Moon Jae in over ░░░░░░░░ phone THE PRESIDENT Yes ░░░░░░░░ What do you plan ░░░░░░░░ discuss with him THE ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ him about the meeting ░░░░░░░░ successful And he ll ░░░░░░░░ very much involved in ░░░░░░░░ final negotiation He s ░░░░░░░░ very very fine gentleman ░░░░░░░░ a friend of mine ░░░░░░░░ I look forward to ░░░░░░░░ He ll be very ░░░░░░░░ when he hears about ░░░░░░░░ ve already sent word ░░░░░░░░ him about what happened ░░░░░░░░ sent the document to ░░░░░░░░ actually and all of ░░░░░░░░ details behind the document ░░░░░░░░ I ll be talking ░░░░░░░░ him very shortly Q ░░░░░░░░ I may ask another ░░░░░░░░ In signing the peace ░░░░░░░░ do you hope to ░░░░░░░░ you plan to work ░░░░░░░░ out with North Korea ░░░░░░░░ Chairman Kim only or ░░░░░░░░ do you think about ░░░░░░░░ involvement of South Korea ░░░░░░░░ China as the signatories ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT I d like ░░░░░░░░ have them involved also ░░░░░░░░ s a question as ░░░░░░░░ whether or not we ░░░░░░░░ supposed to or whether ░░░░░░░░ not we legally have ░░░░░░░░ I don t care ░░░░░░░░ think it would be ░░░░░░░░ to have China involved ░░░░░░░░ also of course South ░░░░░░░░ Okay Q Is there ░░░░░░░░ transcript of inaudible THE ░░░░░░░░ What Q Is there ░░░░░░░░ transcript of inaudible THE ░░░░░░░░ Mike do they have ░░░░░░░░ transcript They probably have ░░░░░░░░ rough transcript which you ░░░░░░░░ give us if you ░░░░░░░░ one Q So that ░░░░░░░░ recorded THE PRESIDENT No ░░░░░░░░ didn t record it ░░░░░░░░ don t think they ░░░░░░░░ it Are there any ░░░░░░░░ of it I wish ░░░░░░░░ were Because it is ░░░░░░░░ stuff Q Inaudible THE ░░░░░░░░ Say it Q Inaudible ░░░░░░░░ PRESIDENT I don t ░░░░░░░░ probably have some notes ░░░░░░░░ something But they have ░░░░░░░░ detailed notes I would ░░░░░░░░ But we had a ░░░░░░░░ conversation It was a ░░░░░░░░ heart felt conversation Q ░░░░░░░░ do you believe inaudible ░░░░░░░░ THE PRESIDENT Well I ░░░░░░░░ t have to verify ░░░░░░░░ I have one of ░░░░░░░░ great memories of all ░░░░░░░░ So I don t ░░░░░░░░ to Okay Okay Q ░░░░░░░░ about the previous phone ░░░░░░░░ you had with Kim ░░░░░░░░ Un You had phone ░░░░░░░░ inaudible THE PRESIDENT Yeah ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ discuss it But we ░░░░░░░░ is we ve had ░░░░░░░░ discussions We ve had ░░░░░░░░ important relationships established at ░░░░░░░░ s level and other ░░░░░░░░ In fact a couple ░░░░░░░░ people are here from ░░░░░░░░ you know from North ░░░░░░░░ They re in the ░░░░░░░░ We have a few ░░░░░░░░ in the back also ░░░░░░░░ the room So when ░░░░░░░░ went into this final ░░░░░░░░ very importantly we really ░░░░░░░░ t go in cold ░░░░░░░░ went in with tremendous ░░░░░░░░ and tremendous knowledge And ░░░░░░░░ think that s why ░░░░░░░░ got it done So ░░░░░░░░ m going to head ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ you folks but it ░░░░░░░░ been a long time ░░░░░░░░ I ve taken it ░░░░░░░░ So now we can ░░░░░░░░ it a little bit ░░░░░░░░ and then the work ░░░░░░░░ again And I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ being here I hope ░░░░░░░░ ve answered your questions ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ sort of congratulations to ░░░░░░░░ because this is really ░░░░░░░░ me it s a ░░░░░░░░ important event in world ░░░░░░░░ And to be really ░░░░░░░░ to myself I have ░░░░░░░░ add I want to ░░░░░░░░ it completed So Mike ░░░░░░░░ whole team has to ░░░░░░░░ to work and get ░░░░░░░░ completed Because otherwise we ░░░░░░░░ done a good job ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ ball over the goal ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ Okay So thank you ░░░░░░░░ sort of congratulations to ░░░░░░░░ in the room Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much Appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ you. (Applause.)