WMAL Interview - AMB. JOHN BOLTON - 11.08.17

INTERVIEW – AMB. JOHN BOLTON – Former UN Ambassador – Asia trip

Trump arrives in China for talks on trade and North Korea
Trump attempted to visit DMZ during South Korea visit. (Washington Examiner) — President Trump attempted to make a surprise visit to the Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday during his visit to South Korea, but his helicopter turned back due to bad weather. The White House had initially said Trump would not visit the 2.5-mile-wide strip of land that separates North and South Korea. However, reporters traveling with the president in Asia this week said press secretary Sarah Sanders summoned them early Wednesday morning in Seoul to accompany Trump on the previously unscheduled visit to the DMZ. Most U.S. presidents have visited the location during visits to the area. Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis have already paid separate visits to the heavily fortified Korean border this year.
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Trump press secretary Sarah Sanders wears army fatigues for president’s failed mission to the DMZ – after soldier took pity on her for being cold
TRUMP DINED WITH THE TROOPS IN SOKO: “I had a choice of having a beautiful, very fancy lunch and I said no, I want to eat with the troops and we ate with the troops,” Trump said about his lunch at Camp Humphreys. Trump visited the military base instead of the demilitarized zone (DMZ). “It’s becoming a little bit of a cliché, frankly. And that’s why he’s going to be down at Humphreys,” a senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told reporters last week.
Trump Skipping ‘Cliche’ visit to DMZ. (NY Post/Oct 31) — WASHINGTON — President Trump won’t be checking out the demilitarized zone on the border of South and North Korea during his trip to Asia next month. “The president is not going to visit the DMZ,” a Trump administration official told reporters Tuesday. “We just had Secretary Mattis there last week,” the official said. “We had Vice President Pence there earlier this year. Secretary Tillerson was there. It’s becoming a little bit of a cliché, frankly.” Trump leaves Friday for a 12-day Asia trip with stops in five nations: China, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea and the Philippines.