President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with North Korea could either be a failure or end up resulting in the greatest deal, he said on Saturday.
‘I may leave fast, or we may sit down and make the greatest deal for the world and for all of these countries, including, frankly, North Korea, and that’s what I hope happens,’ Trump said at a political rally in Pennsylvania.
He was in the Pittsburgh area to campaign for Republican state Representative Rick Saccone, who will defend his seat against Democrat Conor Lamb in a highly-contested special election on Tuesday.
‘This should’ve been handled, by the way, over the last 30 years. Not now,’ Trump added of North Korea. ‘But that’s okay, because that’s what we do. We handle things.’
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that his planned meeting with North Korea may be a failure or result in the ‘greatest deal for the world’
The president lashed out against his predecessors – from George W. Bush to Barrack Obama – for failing to denuclearize the Kermit Kingdom.
During his remarks he also took credit for South Korea being able to host the Winter Olympics, saying it was only possible because he has reduced the nuclear threat posed by North Korea.
‘President Moon of South Korea said without Donald Trump the Olympics would have been a total failure,’ Trump said. ‘It’s true, true. You know. Might as well say it.’
He added, ‘It’s a little hard to sell tickets when you think you’re going to be nuked.
His comments come days after the White House announced the president had accepted an invitation to meet with North Korea’s autocratic ruler Kim Jung Un (left)
‘But when North Korea called and said they wanted to be in the Olympics, everybody said let’s get tickets and go.’
Yet despite saying the much-anticipated meeting with North Korea may be the greatest thing for the world, Trump also downplayed expectations.
‘Who knows what’s going to happen? It could happen, it doesn’t happen,’ he said.
His comments on North Korea come days after the White House announced the president had accepted an invitation to meet with the country’s autocratic ruler Kim Jung Un.
South Korea’s national security adviser Chung Eui-yong first announced the face-to-face and claimed it was due to take place by May.
In a message posted to his Twitter feed Friday night, Trump wrote that if a deal between the two adversaries can be reached it would be great for the world
Trump was in Pennsylvania to campaign for Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone, who will defend his seat against Democrat Conor Lamb in a special election on Tuesday
Chung says he relayed Kim’s commitment to denuclearization.
However, a statement from the White House did not confirm the two-month timeframe and said the place and time of the meeting was still being worked out.
In a message posted to his Twitter feed Friday night, Trump also wrote that if a deal to arrange a summit between the two adversaries can be reached, it would be a positive development for the world.
‘The deal with North Korea is very much in the making and will be, if completed, a very good one for the World. Time and place to be determined,’ Trump wrote in the tweet.