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FIVESTACK: Trump Pulls Asia’s Last Carrier, Iran Goes Offensive, The Ballroom Is A Bunker, And A General Says America Can’t Stop A Swarm
5️⃣ Trump Says Kim Answered Him, Then Can’t Say If They Spoke
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that Kim Jong Un has responded to his request for a conversation. “Yeah, he has.” Asked whether the two had actually spoken, he said, “I don’t know.” On Sunday he ordered Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce the joint exercises with South Korea, citing “my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un.” The grievance underneath came out in the same session: he called Seoul’s president for help against Iran and got “no thanks,” after asking $10 billion a year for the 39,000 American troops posted…
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