Trump: North Korea's patience expired

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President Donald Trump, speaking together with South Korean President Moon Jain, said Friday that the US’s patience about the North Korean regime was "over," reports CNN.

“The era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed,” Trump said in a statement. “And frankly, that patience is over.”

These comments were the latest sign that Trump is more and more upset because of the lack of progress in curbing North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, which he has been monitoring in recent months with US senior management.

The visit of the South Korean president to the White House occurred after Trump approved a series of measures aimed at increasing pressure on North Korea, and also sent China signals about the declining US patience.

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The Ministry of Finance on Thursday introduced new sanctions against the Chinese bank and several Chinese citizens, while the State Department approved a deal for the supply of weapons with Taiwan in the amount of 1 billion dollars. Both of these steps were aimed at making it clear to China, which the United States has repeatedly urged to put pressure on North Korea, that it is time to change their behavior.

On Friday, Trump said that the United States was faced with "the threat of reckless and brutal regime in North Korea", which "does not take into account the security of its people or its neighbors," and vowed that the United States will continue to act to protect its interests and allies in the region.

Mun also warned that "threats and provocations from the north will have a stern response" and added that South Korea and the United States will "strengthen" their joint capabilities in deterring the aggressor. He also urged the North Korean regime to “promptly return to the negotiating table” to achieve a peaceful conclusion to its nuclear program.

Mun first arrived at the White House on Thursday night, where he and his wife had dinner with Trump and the US First Lady.

The South Korean president returned to the White House on Friday morning at a series of meetings after having laid a wreath at the Korean War Memorial with Vice President Mike Pence.

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Trump and Moon's discussions went beyond the topic of how to oppose the North Korean regime, also focusing on trade relations between the United States and South Korea. This happened after Trump criticized a bilateral free trade deal between the two countries.

“We're renegotiating the trade deal now as we talk with South Korea, and hopefully it will be a fair deal, a fair deal for both sides,” Trump said as he greeted Moon in the Oval Office on Friday morning. “It was a bad deal for the United States, but I think things will change for the United States.”

Trump added that he was “encouraged by President Moon’s assurances that he would work to create equal conditions for American workers and businessmen, especially automakers, to calmly engage in dialogue with South Korea.”

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