President Trump offers to meet Kim Jong-un

President Trump said Tuesday it “makes sense” for North Korea to negotiate with the U.S. about its nuclear weapons and missile programs, as the U.S. Navy prepares for a major show of force in the tense region.

Speaking at a joint news conference in Seoul with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Mr. Trump said “we hope to God we never have to use” military force against Pyongyang. But he added that he is prepared to do whatever was necessary “to prevent the North Korean dictator from threatening lives … so needlessly.”

“We cannot allow North Korea to threaten all that we have built,” Mr. Trump said on the first day of a two-day visit to South Korea.
Shortly after the president arrived in the country Tuesday, U.S. officials announced the Navy is moving three aircraft carrier groups and a submarine to the region.

The drill — involving the USS Nimitz, the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Theodore Roosevelt — follows joint exercises by the U.S, Australian and South Korean navies.

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