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South Korea’s President Said Trump “Failed” on North Korea

by SOFREP News Apr 25, 2021
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U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (Reuters)
U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (Reuters)

South Korean President Moon Jae-in during an interview with the New York Times said that former President Donald Trump “failed” on the issue of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. “He beat around the bush and failed to pull it through,” Moon said, referring to Trump’s efforts to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.

Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.

During his single term in the White House, Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un several times to discuss denuclearization. His interactions with Kim were historic — Trump was the first sitting U.S. president to enter North Korea.

But by the time Trump left office, the rogue state had not given up a single nuclear weapon. North Korea has also continued provocative missile tests.

Though he was critical of Trump’s efforts on North Korea, Moon during his interview with the Times urged President Joe Biden to engage with Pyongyang to succeed where his predecessor failed. Moon emphasized that denuclearization is a “matter of survival” for South Korea.

“I hope that Biden will go down as a historic president that has achieved substantive and irreversible progress for the complete denuclearization and peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula,” Moon said.

In late March, the White House said Biden was unlikely to pursue a face-to-face meeting with Kim, though the president has signaled he’s open to diplomacy with North Korea.

Trump excoriated Moon over his comments in a statement on Friday.

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