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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:50 PM Mar 2020

So, Trump offered to help North Korea fight 'the virus'

Would Trump give NK supplies Americans need?

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So, Trump offered to help North Korea fight 'the virus' (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 OP

Is he now trying to kill the North Korean people? Marie Marie Mar 2020 #1

He is still looking for one foreign policy win.Helping people is always a quid pro quo applegrove Mar 2020 #2

"Trump said to offer N.Korea help in fighting virus" left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #4

I imagine that kind of "help" would be too risky even for Kim Jong Un. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #9

Not any other country in the United Nations or NATO? Under The Radar Mar 2020 #3

nope left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #5

How about those hospital ships for NY and Calif? not_the_one Mar 2020 #6

Where did you see this? AJT Mar 2020 #7

Here you go... caber09 Mar 2020 #8

Did you read #4 (above your post) ? left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #10

This is a great idea! Terry_M Mar 2020 #11

He should send Don Jr. ooky Mar 2020 #12

So, that's where all the paper towels went. C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #13

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

1. Is he now trying to kill the North Korean people?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:53 PM

Mar 2020

How is he going to help another country when he doesn't know what he is doing in his own country?

applegrove

(118,677 posts)

2. He is still looking for one foreign policy win.Helping people is always a quid pro quo

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:56 PM

Mar 2020

for him.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

4. "Trump said to offer N.Korea help in fighting virus"

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:59 PM

Mar 2020

US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressing his willingness to work with him to contain the coronavirus.

A senior US government official confirmed that Trump sent a personal letter to Kim.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200322_15/

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

9. I imagine that kind of "help" would be too risky even for Kim Jong Un.

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:12 PM

Mar 2020

If he kills off his entire population, he'll have no country to rule over.

Under The Radar

(3,404 posts)

3. Not any other country in the United Nations or NATO?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:58 PM

Mar 2020

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

5. nope

Reply to Under The Radar (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:00 PM

Mar 2020

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)

6. How about those hospital ships for NY and Calif?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:01 PM

Mar 2020

You know, the ones that have yet to materialize...

It wouldn't surprise me in the least to find out he offered them to N K.

AJT

(5,240 posts)

7. Where did you see this?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:02 PM

Mar 2020

caber09

(666 posts)

8. Here you go...

Reply to AJT (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:10 PM

Mar 2020

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-northkorea/north-korea-says-trump-wrote-kim-offered-coronavirus-cooperation-idUSKBN2180YX

All this while our states are begging for supplies and being told the federal govt isnt a shipping clerk.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

10. Did you read #4 (above your post) ?

Reply to AJT (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:21 PM

Mar 2020

4. "Trump said to offer N.Korea help in fighting virus"

US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressing his willingness to work with him to contain the coronavirus.

A senior US government official confirmed that Trump sent a personal letter to Kim.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200322_15/

Terry_M

(745 posts)

11. This is a great idea!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:24 PM

Mar 2020

He should go down there in person to talk to the North Korean people about the sorts of measures they should take - he should feel free to stick around for a few weeks - heck even a few months. Then when he tries to return he should be quarantined and completely isolated for 14 days just in case.

ooky

(8,924 posts)

12. He should send Don Jr.

Reply to Terry_M (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:38 PM

Mar 2020

He'd probably want to help.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

13. So, that's where all the paper towels went.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:58 PM

Mar 2020

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