Biden digs at Trump for giving Kim Jong Un 'all that he's looking for'
President Joe Biden on Friday delivered a thinly veiled swipe at former President Donald Trump for giving Kim Jong Un “all that he’s looking for” in the previous administration's dealings with North Korea.
Speaking at a White House press conference alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Biden said any meeting with the reclusive North Korean leader would come with preconditions, including setting parameters for further discussions on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and deescalation.
“What I would not do is … do what had been done in the recent past,” Biden said. “I would not give him all that he's looking for, international recognition as legitimate and ... give them what allowed him to move in a direction of appearing to be more ... serious about what he wasn't at all serious about.”
Biden said that for a meeting to occur, his administration would have to “know exactly” what would be discussed, drawing a contrast with Trump's free-wheeling approach to international relations with both America's allies and enemies. In March, Biden said North Korea was the top foreign policy issue facing the United States.
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