Trump requested credit for pushing North, South Korea to talk: report [View all]
Source: The Hill
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 01/21/18 11:55 AM EST
President Trump asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to publicly give him credit for fostering peace talks between North Korea and Seoul, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
Trump reportedly made the request during a phone call with the South Korean leader on Jan. 4, just days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced hed be open to negotiations.
Trump took to Twitter that night to take credit for the talks, saying he'd been firm, strong and willing to commit our total might against the North."
Roughly a week later, Trump said in a follow-up phone call with the South Korean leader that hed be open to direct talks with North Korea. Trump has in recent weeks argued that additional sanctions his administration imposed on North Korea led to Kim's openness to peace talks.
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