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# Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Reads Letter Written by President Trump to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

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## Video: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Reads Letter Written by President Trump to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

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_Published 2018-05-24. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Reads Letter Written by President Trump to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un_


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## Transcript

Dear Mr. Chairman, we greatly appreciate your time, patience, and effort with respect to our recent negotiations and discussions relative to a summit long sought by both parties. Which was scheduled to take place on June 12th in Singapore. We were informed that the meeting was requested by North Korea, but that to us is totally irrelevant. I was very much looking forward to being there with you. Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is appropriate at this time to have this long- planned meeting. Or inappropriate, excuse me, I feel it is inappropriate at this time to have this long- planned meeting.

Therefore, please let this letter serve to represent that the Singapore summit for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place. You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful, that I pray to God they will never have to be used. I felt that a wonderful dialogue was building up between you and me. And ultimately is only that dialog that matters. Someday I look very much forward to meeting you. In the meantime, I want to thank you for the release of the hostages who are now home with their families. That was a beautiful gesture and was very much appreciated.

If you change your mind having to do with this important summit please do not hesitate to call me or write. The world In North Korea in particular, has lost a great opportunity for lasting peace, and great prosperity, and wealth. This missed opportunity is a truly sad moment in history. Sincerely yours, Donald J Trump, President of the United States of America.

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