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Donald Trump: “They would not have done that if I were president.”

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

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BREAKING: Trump Takes Question After Question From Press During Meeting With South Korea's President

Published | Video Starts at 08:53

But during the short hiatus where you were out of office, North Korea developed further its nuclear and missile capabilities. And that led to a deterioration on the situation of the Korean peninsula. And they wouldn't have done that. They would not have done that if I were president. I completely agree with you. So when Kim Yo Jong, the Deputy director of the Workers Party of Korea, issued a statement denouncing Korea, South Korea, she mentioned about the good relation, the not bad relationship between you and Chairman Kim Jong Un. (08:53–08:57)

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Asserts that North Korea would not have developed further nuclear and missile capabilities if Trump were president.

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