A reporter asked President Donald Trump Friday morning how he could “[defend] Kim Jong Un’s human rights record” while also speaking passionately against the North Korean actions that lead to Otto Warmbier’s death.
“You know why? Because I don't want to see a nuclear weapon destroy you and your family,” Trump said.
@kwelkernbc Reporter: You spoke passionately about the circumstances that led to Otto Warmbier's death. In same bre… https://t.co/B0RFrhiStN— NBC News (@NBC News)1529070664.0
“I want to have a good relationship with North Korea … If you’re fair, when I came in, people thought we were probably going to war with North Korea. If we did, millions of people would have been killed.”
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