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Donald Trump: “The meeting caused the Olympics, which was in South Korea…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Trump holds meeting with NATO leader Mark Rutte

Published | Video Starts at 46:57

It was speech un. Or you remember. Yeah, that's right. It was a little bit dangerous. And then we met. They asked for a meeting, and then we met. And The meeting caused the Olympics, which was in South Korea, to become a tremendous success. Nobody was buying tickets for the Olympics because they didn't want to be nuked. And I met and not only did the Olympics become successful, but North Korea participated in the Olympic. (46:57–47:02)

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Asserts that the meeting with Kim Jong Un contributed to the success of the South Korean Olympics.

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