Trump says his tough rhetoric on North Korea worked

Published June 12, 2018 12:16pm ET



President Trump said Tuesday that his rhetorical threats to use military action against North Korea helped set up his summit with Kim Jong Un, even if he sometimes felt “foolish” making those threats.

“I think without the rhetoric we wouldn’t have been here,” Trump said in part of an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity released Tuesday.

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