Trump plans meeting with Ige and other Pacific governors
JUNEAU, Alaska >> President Donald Trump plans to meet with Gov. David Ige and the governors of Alaska and Pacific U.S. territories amid ongoing tensions with North Korea.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker told reporters that the meeting, scheduled for Friday in Hawaii, is expected to focus on Trump’s upcoming trip to Asia and “Pacific theater issues” affecting the governors.
Walker, who is politically unaffiliated, has raised concerns with North Korea weapon’s tests and suggested the strategic importance of having a naval base in Alaska.
The governors of the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands were invited to the meeting, Walker said.
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