President Trump on Tuesday claimed the lion’s share of the credit for forcing North Korea to agree to talks about giving up its nuclear and missile program.
Asked who was responsible for the turnaround, the president responded: “Me.”
He also said that he believed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was “sincere” in offering to stop nuclear and missile tests in exchange for talks with the U.S. on denuclearizing the Korean peninsula.
“I think that they are sincere and I think they are sincere also because the sanctions and what we are doing to North Korea, including the great help we’ve gotten from China,” Mr. Trump said,
He made the remarks at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Stefan Löfven of Sweden.
• S.A. Miller can be reached at smiller@washingtontimes.com.
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