White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders put North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on notice Friday, saying that any meeting with President Trump could not be just a “cheap political stunt.”
WH leaves open possibility of dispatching summit planning team to Singapore if its rescheduled. “There are still a few hours left to decide,” says @PressSec. “If it takes place on June 12th, we’ll be ready. If it takes place on July 12th, we’ll be ready,” she told driveway gaggle pic.twitter.com/vvBgJkQCzh
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 25, 2018
Sanders says the WH would certainly like to have a meeting with North Korea, “but the President is not looking just for a cheap political stunt.” She says he wants to get something that produces long-lasting and actual real solutions.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 25, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 07: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks to reporters in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House, on May 7, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
President Trump wrote an open letter to Kim Jong-un Thursday, pulling out of a planned summit between the two leaders due to his recent rhetoric. (RELATED: Sarah Sanders Gets Heckled By Former Clinton Press Secretary — Her Response Shows Why You DO NOT Mess With Her)