Bolton: ‘We’re Counting on North Korea Following Through on the Commitments That They’ve Made’ To Denuclearize

RADDATZ And I want ░░░░░░░░ turn to North Korea ░░░░░░░░ s been more than ░░░░░░░░ months since President Trump ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jong UN met ░░░░░░░░ Singapore You ve said ░░░░░░░░ Korea has not taken ░░░░░░░░ necessary steps to denuclearize ░░░░░░░░ fact there s evidence ░░░░░░░░ they may be building ░░░░░░░░ ICBM So in your ░░░░░░░░ is North Korea serious ░░░░░░░░ following through with this ░░░░░░░░ Well I think it ░░░░░░░░ important that they demonstrate ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has believes ░░░░░░░░ strongly he talks about ░░░░░░░░ frequently that the North ░░░░░░░░ have not tested ballistic ░░░░░░░░ or nuclear weapons recently ░░░░░░░░ they ve given back ░░░░░░░░ remains of over 50 ░░░░░░░░ service members trying to ░░░░░░░░ who they are at ░░░░░░░░ point And I think ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo will be returning ░░░░░░░░ Pyongyang soon for his ░░░░░░░░ visit RADDATZ With direct ░░░░░░░░ with Kim Jong UN ░░░░░░░░ Well that s what ░░░░░░░░ expect CROSS TALK RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ you know that yet ░░░░░░░░ That s what that ░░░░░░░░ think the timing will ░░░░░░░░ announced at an appropriate ░░░░░░░░ by the State Department ░░░░░░░░ this is to fulfill ░░░░░░░░ commitment that Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ made in Singapore that ░░░░░░░░ had previously made to ░░░░░░░░ South Koreans and and ░░░░░░░░ move on with the ░░░░░░░░ of denuclearization remains our ░░░░░░░░ priority RADDATZ But but ░░░░░░░░ does that mean OK ░░░░░░░░ the summit the administration ░░░░░░░░ about the goal of ░░░░░░░░ denuclearization Secretary Pompeo has ░░░░░░░░ said the ultimate timeline ░░░░░░░░ denuclearization will be set ░░░░░░░░ Chairman Kim at least ░░░░░░░░ part and that we ░░░░░░░░ now practicing patient diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ sounds a lot like ░░░░░░░░ s BOLTON Yes I ░░░░░░░░ think the idea that ░░░░░░░░ re pursuing the Obama ░░░░░░░░ policy in North Korea ░░░░░░░░ any of the policies ░░░░░░░░ failed before would contradict ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has said ░░░░░░░░ Let me just say ░░░░░░░░ CROSS TALK RADDATZ Well ░░░░░░░░ s go back to ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo just said BOLTON ░░░░░░░░ but let s go ░░░░░░░░ to what Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ said which which I ░░░░░░░░ is is of greatest ░░░░░░░░ On April the 27th ░░░░░░░░ Panmunjom Kim Jong UN ░░░░░░░░ with President Moon Jae ░░░░░░░░ of South Korea and ░░░░░░░░ that meeting as President ░░░░░░░░ reported to us President ░░░░░░░░ pointed out that the ░░░░░░░░ rapidly North Korea denuclearizes ░░░░░░░░ sooner could come the ░░░░░░░░ of openness to foreign ░░░░░░░░ from Japan and South ░░░░░░░░ foreign investment from many ░░░░░░░░ of countries President Moon ░░░░░░░░ let s get this ░░░░░░░░ in a year RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ so you think within ░░░░░░░░ year is that the ░░░░░░░░ frame BOLTON And Kim ░░░░░░░░ UN said yes So ░░░░░░░░ one year period that ░░░░░░░░ ve talked about from ░░░░░░░░ point where North Korea ░░░░░░░░ the strategic decision to ░░░░░░░░ is something that the ░░░░░░░░ and South Koreans have ░░░░░░░░ agreed to And and ░░░░░░░░ is that significant President ░░░░░░░░ has gone out of ░░░░░░░░ way to hold the ░░░░░░░░ open for Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ that s what the ░░░░░░░░ meeting was about RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ how long did you ░░░░░░░░ the North Koreans for ░░░░░░░░ strategic efficient to ph ░░░░░░░░ Do they really understand ░░░░░░░░ that means Should that ░░░░░░░░ been written down BOLTON ░░░░░░░░ s hard to believe ░░░░░░░░ don t understand it ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo has done extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ up diplomacy after the ░░░░░░░░ meeting As I say ░░░░░░░░ expect that s going ░░░░░░░░ resume in the near ░░░░░░░░ It s a hard ░░░░░░░░ I don t envy ░░░░░░░░ but he s worked ░░░░░░░░ hard at it to ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s goal ░░░░░░░░ getting North Korea denuclearized ░░░░░░░░ And we ll be ░░░░░░░░ for how long BOLTON ░░░░░░░░ think we re we ░░░░░░░░ counting on North Korea ░░░░░░░░ through on the commitments ░░░░░░░░ they’ve made.