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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 06:17 PM Jun 2018

Pompeo: North Korea remains a nuclear threat

Source: CNN



By Laura Koran

Updated 5:20 PM ET, Wed June 27, 2018

Washington (CNN) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told US lawmakers on Wednesday that North Korea remains a nuclear threat, but defended President Donald Trump for tweeting earlier this month, "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea."

"I'm confident what (Trump) intended there was, 'we did reduce the threat,'" Pompeo told a Senate panel. "I don't think there's any doubt about that."

"We took the tension level down," he added.

Pompeo also confirmed North Korea has yet to return the remains of any of the fallen US service members who died in the country during the Korean War, despite the President saying last week that transfers were underway.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/politics/pompeo-north-korea-threat/index.html

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Pompeo: North Korea remains a nuclear threat (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP
But Dotard said... keithbvadu2 Jun 2018 #1
Like we Rebl2 Jun 2018 #2
"I don't think there's any doubt about that." So we can now interpret everything Trump says muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #3
In other words, as usual, Trump was Kim Jong Un's fool. Sophia4 Jun 2018 #4
Yeah, that Jack the US got just keeps paying dividends... Hugin Jun 2018 #5
However, Trump got great coverage on NK summit and the claim that remains were coming back karynnj Jun 2018 #6
Didn't he say? Bayard Jun 2018 #7

muriel_volestrangler

(101,424 posts)
3. "I don't think there's any doubt about that." So we can now interpret everything Trump says
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 06:54 PM
Jun 2018

based on whether we personally have any doubt. Great, I don't think there's any doubt Trump obstructed justice when trying to shut down the Russia investigation. Hey, everybody, Trump admitted to obstructing justice! Pompeo said so. He's also admitted to colluding with Putin to steal the election. And to enriching himself illegally through the presidency. Mike Pompeo has confirmed this.

Hugin

(33,228 posts)
5. Yeah, that Jack the US got just keeps paying dividends...
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 07:53 PM
Jun 2018

Peace in our time... So forth, so on... yadda yadda... blah blah...

karynnj

(59,511 posts)
6. However, Trump got great coverage on NK summit and the claim that remains were coming back
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:14 PM
Jun 2018

All repeated in the media and the front pages .... now Pompeo essentially says .. not,so ... and a fraction of the people here.

I suspect that if we wait a week and someone polls Republicans, a huge % will believe what the President said actually happened.

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