Trump says North Korea's Kim insulted him by calling him 'old'.
US President Donald Trump said in a tweet that North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un had
insulted him by calling him "old" and said he would never call Kim "short and
fat."
Trump made the comment Sunday morning after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) summit in Vietnam.
In a series of tweets he also said Chinese President Xi Jinping was "upping sanctions"
on North Korea in response to its nuclear and missile programs and that Xi wants Pyongyang
to "denuclearize."
Trump tweeted: "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER
call him 'short and fat?'
Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!"
Trump has traded insults and threats with Kim in the past amid escalating tensions over
Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.
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Donald Trump just took the high road in a war of words with the leader of North Korea
... just kidding -- he called him short and fat.
The Prez responded to Kim Jong Un calling him old and threatening nuclear war by dishing
out an insult Saturday night (Sunday morning for Trump, who's currently in Vietnam), posting
on Twitter ... "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER
call him 'short and fat?'"
Trump went on, sarcastically claiming he's tried hard to be the North Korean leader's
friend and saying "maybe someday that will happen!"
Trump's jab appears to be his response to Jong Un referring to the President as a "dotard"
who "begged for nuclear war" during his tour of Asia ... which he's still on.
Or, it could be from North Korea's state-run media calling Trump a "lunatic old man."
Take your pick ...
either way, it might be a good time for Twitter to deactivate Trump's account again for a
bit.
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North Korea: Donald Trump 'begged for war' .
North Korea intensified its rhetoric on Saturday, suggesting that President Donald Trump's
visit to Asia showed he was a "destroyer" as he "begged for war" on the Korean peninsula,
Reuters reported.
"Trump, during his visit, laid bare his true nature as destroyer of world peace and
stability and begged for a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula," the foreign ministry
spokesman said in a statement carried by the state news agency.
Trump warned North Korea on Wednesday not to underestimate the United States as he wrapped
up his visit to South Korea.
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Trump, Putin meet 1-on-1 on sidelines of APEC Summit, discuss Syria, North Korea.
. President Donald Trump and Russian President
Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC)
in Vietnam Saturday, according to the White House.
During the brief meeting, which lasted less than five minutes, the White House said the
two leaders discussed a joint statement on Syria, as well as alleged Russian meddling
in the 2016 election.
The president later took to Twitter sounding off against critics who question him cozying
up with the Russian leader.
"When will all the haters and fools out there realize that having a good relationship with
Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing," he tweeted.
"There [sic] always playing politics -- bad for our country.
I want to solve North Korea, Syria, Ukraine, terrorism, and Russia can greatly help!"
He said that "progress" was being made on Syria and North Korea.
Earlier in the day, Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One before landing in Hanoi,
Vietnam on Saturday evening local time, reiterating that Putin said he did not meddle in the election.
"He said he didn't meddle," Trump told reporters.
"He said he didn't meddle.
I asked him again.
You can only ask so many times.
I just asked him again.
He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election.
He did not do what they are saying he did."
Asked if he believed Putin's denial, the president didn't directly answer but suggested
he didn't directly counter Putin's denial.
"Well look I can't stand there and argue with him," Trump said.
"I'd rather have him get out of Syria to be honest with you.
I'd rather have him, you know, work with him on the Ukraine than standing and arguing
about whether or not [Russia meddled in the election], because that whole thing was set
up by the Democrats.
I mean they ought to look at [former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John] Podesta.
They ought to look at all of the things they've done with the phony dossier."
Trump went on to say that he believes Putin "means it" when he denies meddling in the
election.
"Every time he sees me he says, 'I didn't do that,' and I really believe that when he
tells me that, he means it.
But he says, 'I didn't do that.'
I think he is very insulted by it, which is not a good thing for our country," Trump said.
He also suggested that the issue of North Korea would be a lot more easily resolved
"if we had relationship with Russia.
... It would be helped a lot."
The White House confirmed that the meeting took place on Saturday after having ruled
out a formal meeting would occur just a day prior, citing scheduling conflicts on both
sides, after weeks of speculation on the topic.
Per a statement from Russia, the two leaders "agreed that there is no military solution
to the conflict in Syria" and that a political solution must come through the Geneva process.
Russia also "expressed their satisfaction with successful US-Russia enhanced de-confliction
efforts" and agreed to keep open lines of communication between the US and Russia military.
The White House released a joint statement later, after Trump landed in Hanoi, echoing
those sentiments.
Trump said the two leaders "agreed very quickly" to the statement.
"The two Presidents discussed the ongoing need to reduce human suffering in Syria and
called on all UN member states to increase their contributions to address these humanitarian
needs over the coming months," the statement released by the State Department said.
"In addition, President Trump noted that he had a good meeting with President Putin,"
it continued.
"He further noted that the successful implementation of the agreements announced today will save
thousands of lives."
In addition to the one-on-one meeting, Trump and Putin were spotted shaking hands and carrying
on conversation on at least three separate occasions over the course of two days at the
economic summit.
Trump had previously told reporters that he expected to meet with Putin at some point
during his trip.
"I think it's expected we'll meet with Putin, yeah," Trump told reporters on Air Force One,
as he kicked off his tour of Asia.
Though the White House never confirmed that the meeting would occur, the Kremlin had previously
said the "likelihood is great" for a one-on-one meeting between the two leaders and that the
matter was in the works for weeks.
The White House has been vocal in its criticism of Russia over its support of the Syrian regime
of Bashar al Assad, directly calling on the Kremlin to cease its "egregious" support
of the Syrian leader as a years-long civil war drags on in the country.
While the topic of Syria appears to have dominated the meeting, there are strained tensions between
the two countries on a range of other issues, including the nuclear standoff with North
Korea, fresh US sanctions against Russia and the ongoing investigations into Russia's
meddling in the 2016 presidential election and questions of potential collusion between
the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
The two leaders previously crossed paths at the G-20 Summit in Germany this summer, where
their first official bilateral meeting lasted for more than two hours.
The two men also had another involved interaction at a meeting during the summit.
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US president Donald Trump in bizarre 'short and fat' tweet about Kim Jong-un, as he
praises Vladimir Putin for being sincere.
. US President Donald Trump has sent a bizarre
tweet about Kim Jong-un, on the same day as he praised Russia's Vladimir Putin for his
sincerity.
Mr Trump's tweet - surely one of his oddest - asked why the North Korean leader could
call him "old" when he had never labelled him "short and fat."
It then suggested the two may one day be friends.
Days before returning home from a whirlwind trip to Asia, President Donald Trump was back
on the defensive over Russian election meddling, saying he considers President Vladimir Putin's
denials sincere, dismissing former US intelligence officials as "political hacks" and accusing
Democrats of trying to sabotage relations between the two countries.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin
had again vehemently insisted - this time on the sidelines of an economic summit in
Vietnam - that Moscow had not interfered in the 2016 US elections.
Trump declined to say whether he believed Putin, but he made clear he wasn't interested
in dwelling on the issue.
"He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election.
He did not do what they are saying he did," Trump said as he travelled to Hanoi, the second-to-last
stop of his Asia trip.
"Every time he sees me, he said: 'I didn't do that.'
And I believe - I really believe - that when he tells me that, he means it," Trump said.
He called the accusation an "artificial barrier" erected by Democrats - once again
casting doubt on the US intelligence community's conclusion that Russia tried to interfere
in the election to help the Republican Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton.
In a tweet sent Sunday from Hanoi, Trump bashed the "haters and fools" he said are questioning
his efforts to improve relations with Russia and accused critics of "playing politics"
and hurting the country.
Trump traveled to Hanoi for a brief state visit.
He was due in the Philippines later Sunday for a pair of summits that will close out
his trip.
Trump and Putin did not have a formal meeting while they were in Vietnam for the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation summit, but the two spoke informally several times and reached an agreement
on a number of principles for the future of war- torn Syria.
Trump made clear that the issue of Russian meddling in the election hovers over the leaders'
relationship and said it jeopardized their ability to work together on issues including
North Korea's escalating nuclear program and the deadly conflict in Syria.
"Having a good relationship with Russia's a great, great thing.
And this artificial Democratic hit job gets in the way," Trump told reporters.
"People will die because of it."
Trump danced around the question of whether he believed Putin's denials, telling reporters
that pressing the issue would have accomplished little.
"Well, look, I can't stand there and argue with him," Trump said.
"I'd rather have him get out of Syria, to be honest with you.
I'd rather have him, you know, work with him on the Ukraine than standing and arguing
about whether or not - 'cause that whole thing was set up by the Democrats."
Multiple US intelligence agencies have concluded that Moscow meddled in the 2016 election to
try to help Trump win.
But Trump called the former heads of those agencies "political hacks" and argued
there's plenty of reason to be suspicious of their findings.
The comments made clear that Trump still does not take the meddling seriously and sees little
benefit in punishing a nation accused of undermining the most fundamental tenet of American democracy:
free and fair elections.
They also suggest that Trump is unlikely to work aggressively to try to prevent future
meddling despite repeated warnings from senior intelligence officials that Russia is likely
to try to interfere again.
Meanwhile, a special counsel investigation of potential collusion between Moscow and
Trump campaign aides so far has resulted in two indictments for financial and other crimes
unrelated to the campaign, as well as a guilty plea.
Congressional committees have also been interviewing campaign and White House staff.
"Trump really raised the topic of so-called interference in US elections," Putin's
spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, was quoted by Russian news agencies as telling reporters.
"Putin categorically rejected even the hypothetical possibility that Russia could have in some
way interfered in the US electoral process."
Earlier Saturday, the Kremlin issued a statement saying the leaders had reached agreement on
a number of principles for the future of civil war-torn Syria now that the Islamic State
group has largely been pushed out.
Among the agreements' key points, according to the Russians, were an affirmation of de-escalation
zones, a system to prevent dangerous incidents between American and Russian forces, and a
commitment to a peaceful solution governed by a Geneva peace process.
The Kremlin quickly promoted the agreement as the White House stayed silent.
Trump told reporters that the deal was reached "very quickly" and that it would save
"tremendous numbers of lives."
And he praised his relationship with Putin, saying the two "seem to have a very good
feeling for each other and a good relationship, considering we don't know each other well."
Video from the summit in the seaside city of Danang, Vietnam, showed Trump and Putin
shaking hands and chatting, including during the world leaders' traditional group photo.
The two walked together down a path to the photo site, conversing amiably, with Trump
punctuating his thoughts with hand gestures and Putin smiling.
Journalists traveling with Trump were not granted access to any of the APEC events he
participated in Saturday.
Trump's visit to Hanoi began with a state dinner during which he showered the country
with praise, saying it has "truly become one of the great miracles of the world."
On Sunday, he'll meet with the country's president and prime minister before heading
to his last stop: the Philippines.
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