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Gardner: Trump’s letter to Kim canceling summit was dictated to Bolton

By Associated Press 05/24/2018 | updated 7 years ago

President Donald Trump’s letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling off their meeting was dictated by the president to his national security adviser, John Bolton.

That’s according to Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, who met with Bolton at the White House on Thursday, hours after Trump announced he was withdrawing from a planned summit with Kim next month.

Gardner told The Associated Press that Bolton described the letter as a “wake-up” to Kim, who had shown a change in attitude after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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The senator cited the North Koreans’ refusal to return phone calls to the administration and turning down high-level talks with South Korea.

He said North Korea had shown a “lack of seriousness” in negotiating on denuclearization.

In the letter, Trump cited “hostility” from North Korea, but kept open the possibility for dialogue.

A copy of the letter sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from President Donald Trump canceling their planned summit in Singapore is photographed in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/J. David Ake
J. David Ake
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