Bolton Seeks ‘Real Indication’ From North Korea Before a Summit
- Top aide says Trump will meet ‘if he can get a real deal’
- Tone is more pessimistic than Pompeo’s past statements
U.S. and South Korean soldiers stand guard next to the meeting rooms that straddle the border between the two Koreas in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea.
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The U.S. would need more evidence that Kim Jong Un is ready to give up North Korea’s nuclear weapons before President Donald Trump would meet him for a third summit, National Security Advisor John Bolton said.
Asked what the U.S. would need to see, Bolton said in an interview with Bloomberg News on Wednesday, “I think a real indication from North Korea that they’ve made the strategic decision to give up nuclear weapons.”