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## Video: President Trump Wants an Extra $4 Billion for North Korea Missile Defense

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_Published 2017-11-07. President Donald Trump has requested an additional $4 billion to enhance U.S. missile defense to counter the threat of North Korea, hours before he landed Tuesday in Seoul for his first visit since taking office._


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## Transcript

We're working to counter the dangerous aggressions of the regime in North Korea. The regime continued development of its unlawful weapons programs including its illegal nuclear test in egregious launches of ballistic missiles directly over Japanese territory. Are threat to the civilized world and international peace and stability. We will not stand for that, the era of strategic patience is over. Some people said that my [ UNKNOWN ] is very strong Look what's happened with very weak rhetoric over the last 25 years. Look where we are right now. Prime Minister [ UNKNOWN ] has also shared with me the tragic stories of Japanese young people whom North Korea has abducted over the years Together we met with the parents of [ UNKNOWN ] Yakoda who was abducted as a young girl in 1977 no child should ever be subjected to such cruelty no parent should ever have to endure 40 years Of heartbreak.

We also had a young wonderful man in our country, Otto Warmbier. We all know the story of Otto. It's a horrible story. A sad story. And we can't let that happen, cannot let that happen. The United States of America stands in solidarity with the people of Japan against the North Korean menace. History has proven over and over that strong and free nations will always prevail over tyrants who oppress their people.

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