Trump again appears to take North Korea's side against his own military, allies [View all]
Source: Washington Post
President Trump offered further warm words for Kim Jong Un on Saturday, appearing to accept the North Korean leader’s justification for a series of missile tests and offering no defense of U.S. military exercises with key Asian ally South Korea.
Just hours after Trump declared Friday that he has received another “very beautiful letter” from Kim, North Korea conducted its fifth test of short-range missiles in a little over two weeks.
Pyongyang has repeatedly insisted the tests are a reaction to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, as well as Seoul’s import of F-35A stealth fighters from the United States.
Trump appeared to accept that explanation.
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