John Bolton said the U.S.-North Korea summit 'was unquestionably a success for the United States'
National security adviser John Bolton defended President Donald Trump in the wake of the failed nuclear weapons summit with North Korea last week.
“I think it was unquestionably a success for the United States because the president protected, defended American interests,” Bolton said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” of the summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam.Rejecting the narrative that failing to secure a deal meant the summit was a failure, Bolton similarly told “Fox News Sunday” that the president advanced American national security interests during the summit and rejected “a bad deal.
“I think he made a very important point to North Korea and to other countries around the world about negotiating with him,” Bolton said. “He’s not desperate for a deal. Not with North Korea, not with anybody, if it’s contrary to American national interests.” Bolton's defense of the Trump administration comes after the United States and North Korean officials offered competing versions of what was demanded during the summit in Vietnam.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
John Bolton: North Korea summit was not a failurePresident Trump is “not desperate for a deal — not with North Korea, not with anybody — if it’s contrary to American national interests,” Bolton said on “Fox News Sunday.”
Read more »
Trump-Kim summit 'not a failure,' John Bolton insists, while acknowledging North Korea remains a threatNational Security Adviser John Bolton insisted President Donald Trump's Hanoi visit was somehow a 'success' despite acknowledging that no denuclearization agreement was made and North Korea remains a threat to global stability.
Read more »
Donald Trump's North Korea deal fell apart because of John 'bomb-'Em' Bolton, experts sayDespite months of hard diplomacy, U.S. envoy Stephen Biegun didn't even get a seat at the negotiating table in Hanoi, where hawkish national security adviser John Bolton instead had the president's ear.
Read more »
U.S. and South Korea end military exercises that riled North Korea in favor of something smallerU.S. and South Korea end military exercises that riled North Korea, replacing them with smaller operations
Read more »
North Korea offered realistic proposal but United States asked for more: foreign ministerNorth Korea made a realistic proposal at a summit between its leader Kim Jong Un...
Read more »
North Korea offered proposal but U.S. asked for more at summit: foreign ministerNorth Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said North Korea made realistic proposa...
Read more »
Analysis | Nukes and sanctions: What actually went wrong for Trump and Kim Jong UnThere are two key areas of dispute between the United States and North Korea.
Read more »