Trump May 'Hold Up' Korea-US Trade Pact 'Until After Deal Is Made' With NK
Source: Talking Points Memo/AP
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | March 29, 2018 3:20 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to “hold up” the trade agreement his administration finalized with South Korea this week in an effort to gain more leverage in potential talks with North Korea.
Speaking on infrastructure in Ohio, Trump highlighted the recently completed renegotiation of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, but he warned: “I may hold it up until after a deal is made with North Korea.” The announcement comes as the two Koreas have announced plans to hold bilateral meetings next month in advance of a possible meeting between Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un by the end of May.
Trump noted the “rhetoric has calmed down” with North Korea, but added he may hold up the first trade agreement concluded by his administration, “because it’s a very strong card and I want to make sure everyone is treated fairly.”
Attempting to focus on policy, Trump visited Richfield, Ohio to push for upgrades to the nation’s aging roads and bridges in his first public appearance since an adult-film actress claimed on national TV that they had sex months after his wife gave birth to his fifth child.
Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-threatens-hold-up-south-korea-trade-deal
Trump: As far as I'm concerned, we're a developing country
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 03/29/18 03:26 PM EDT
President Trump on Thursday likened the U.S. to a "developing country."
Trump took aim at the Paris Climate Agreement during a speech to a builders' union in Richfield, Ohio. The president highlighted terms in the pact under which developed countries would pay less-developed nations to assist their transition to cleaner energy use.
“That was a disaster for this country,” Trump said of the climate pact, claiming it would have forced the U.S. to close factories.
“As far as I’m concerned, we’re developing. Pay us some money. We’re developing," he continued.
"Maybe we’ll call it redeveloping, because we’re redeveloping. But it was unfair."
more
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/380883-trump-as-far-as-im-concerned-were-a-developing-country
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Think of like I'm not talking with my neighbor about the parking situation because of solar eclipses.
See?...easy!
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