9 month agoDuring visit from South Korea's President Moon, Trump says "patience is over" with North Korea
9 month ago@realDonaldTrump: I am encouraged by President Moon's assurances that he will work to level the playing field for American workers, businesses, and automakers.
9 month agoDetails of this morning's @WhiteHouse Oval Office Korean media chaos from print pooler @anitakumar01.
9 month agoPresidents Trump and Moon shake hands after statements but take no questions from assembled reporters, as is often the case..
9 month agoPres Moon says Pres Trump accepted his invitation to visit South Korea this year.
9 month agoROK-US alliance "will be broadened and developed into a global relationship," says President @moonriver365.
We both "will employ sanctions and dialogue" in dealing with DPRK, says @moonriver365.
ROK President @moonriver365 says he able to "forge friendship as well as deep mutual trust" with @POTUS.
Pres Trump says US goal is peace and security in the Korean peninsula. Says the US will always defend itself and its allies.
"Threat and provocations by the North will be met with a stern response," says @moonriver365.
Pres Trump calls for more intl sanctions to pressure North Korea to choose a better path and a different future.
US automakers should have exact same privilege in ROK as South Korean carmakers have here, says @POTUS.
Negotiators to "sign a deal that's great for South Korea and great for the United States," predicts @POTUS.
Talked "last night and today about some trade issues like autos and steel," says @POTUS.
9 month agoPres Trump call North Korea government "reckless and brutal." Says "era of strategic patience" with NK hasn't worked and frankly is over."
KORUS "not exactly a great deal," says @POTUS alongside ROK President @moonriver365.
9 month ago"We will always defend our allies," says @POTUS but says there needs to be "fair burden sharing in South Korea."
DPRK "has no respect for human life," says @POTUS in Rose Garden with ROK President @moonriver365.
"Era of strategic patience with the North Korean government has failed," declares @POTUS.
ROK "buying other military equipment at a level they've never reached before so that's good," adds @POTUS.
9 month agoPresidents Trump and Moon due shortly in Rose Garden to deliver statements. However, not scheduled to take questions.
9 month agoNo furniture knocked over in the Cabinet Room for 2nd part of US/SKorea talks. Pres Trump seeks deal to reduce US trade deficit with SKorea.
9 month agoPhoto: Sunny morning in the @WhiteHouse Rose Garden as media await @POTUS and @moonriver365 who will read statements.
ROK natural gas deal with Alaska will help bring down trade deficit, says @POTUS.
"We're going to be discussing two things mostly. Number one would be North Korea." says @POTUS in Cabinet Room with @moonriver365.
"A trade deal is up and we want to make a deal that's fair to the United States and to South Korea," adds @POTUS.
"That shit was nuts," says a member of the US pool. "That guy was assaulting me," says another referring to S. Korea photog.
"You fellows, easy. You guys are getting worsethey knocked the table down," says @POTUS in Oval Office to ROK videographers, photogs.
9 month agoPres Trump welcomes Pres Moon to the Oval Office. Said they had a fantastic dinner last night discussing North Korean threat and response.
On DPRK, @POTUS says "in the process of discussing our many options…We have many options with response to North Korea."
KORUS "been a rough deal for the United States," adds @POTUS.
@POTUS says US "renegotiating a trade deal right now as we speak with South Korea and hopefully it will an equitable deal, a fair deal"
In Oval Office ROK President @moonriver365: "US and Korea are walking together on the same path towards a great alliance."
"South Korea a major trading partners with the United States. We want something good for the American worker," says @POTUS.
@POTUS says his personal relationship with ROK President @moonriver365 is good, as is the bilat relationship.
US, ROK discussing "many options" on DPRK, says @POTUS in Oval Office with @moonriver365.
9 month agoPresident Trump at West Wing Portico to welcome South Korean Pres Moon back to WH for more talks.
Moon, Trump hold first summit focusing on North Korea, trade
China slams US for 'wrongful' sanctions on Chinese bank
Seoul, Washington and Tokyo to hold summit meeting on July 6th on the sidelines of Hamburg G20 Summit: Yonhap
9 month agoAwaiting arrival ROK President @moonriver365.
US just designated Bank of Dandong a money laundering concern for its dealings with DPRK
@SpeakerRyan: We must do everything we can to restrict North Korea’s access to dollars to fund terror, nuclear weapons, and missiles. I welcome this action.
9 month ago“If there are deadlines (@POTUS) is not going to advertise” those on DPRK, says @stevenmnuchin1.
Two different actions against DPRK weapons of mass destruction today by @USTreasury, clarifies @stevenmnuchin1.
“Their behavior is unacceptable…we want them to stop doing tests, ballistic missile programs,” @stevenmnuchin1 says of DPRK.
US Treasury seeking to cut off access of Bank of Dandong - acting as conduit for North Korea - to US financial institutions.
9 month agoWill continue to impose very significant sanctions on DPRK until it changes it behavior, says @USTreasury Secretary.
@USTreasury secretary declines to call China an “enabler” for DPRK WMD programs.
"We will follow the money and cut off the money," says Mnuchin of "external enablers” for North Korea such as Bank of Dandong.
“I don’t think the president is giving up in any sense,” in getting China to pressure DPRK, says @USTreasury Secretary Mnuchin.
9 month ago"This is the first bank that we cut off" under these sanctions, says @USTreasury secretary.
“We have very specific intelligence” that led to the sanctions against the DPRK bank, adds @stevemnuchin1.
“We are in no way targeting China” by also sanctioning Chinese nationals and companies for DPRK links, adds @stevemnuchin1.
Action ensures "North Korea cut off from the US financial system,” says @stevemnuchin1.
9 month agoDPRK Dandong Bank being sanctioned by @USTreasury
