President Donald Trump reportedly approved a $2 million bill for imprisoned student Otto Warmbier's medical costs before he was returned to the U.S. and later died.
President Donald Trump approved a $2 million payment to cover the medical care of Otto Warmbier, a then-comatose University of Virginia student jailed in North Korea, according to a new report.
While the bill was sent to the Treasury Department, it could not be confirmed whether or not it was actually paid as White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said,"We do not comment on hostage negotiations, which is why they have been so successful during this administration." Michael Flueckiger, the Arizona-based Phoenix Air Group medical director who was sent alongside then-U.S. representative for North Korea Joseph Yun to meet Warmbier in North Korea, said the U.S. prisoner had received"really good care" in Pyongyang's foreigners-only Friendship Hospital, according to Fifield. The doctor noted that he felt compelled to sign off on the treatment, but had no need to fabricate the results.
President Donald Trump speaks with North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on February 27. After the talks, which produced no deal, Trump said he believed Kim was not responsible for jailed student Otto Warmbier's poor health condition and eventual death. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trump approved payment of $2 million bill for North Korea care of Warmbier: reportPresident Donald Trump approved payment of a $2 million bill presented by North Korea to cover its care of comatose American Otto Warmbier, a college student who died shortly after being returned home from 17 months in a North Korean prison, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post said an
Read more »
Trump GOP primary challenger: 'If Donald Trump is an American patriot, he should resign'Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld called on President Donald Trump to resign Wednesday, writing in an op-ed that the country would be 'better served with a President Mike Pence.'
Read more »
What the Mueller report says about Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.The special counsel's report focuses on the president himself, but it also reveals new details about his family members, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Jared Kushner.
Read more »
Donald Trump and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez finally agree on something—sort ofIt is unlikely Ocasio-Cortez will welcome the president telling her she was 'correct' about her comments on veterans' health care, however.
Read more »
Warren Buffett’s big life lesson to students: Don’t borrow money like Donald TrumpWarren Buffett explained the perils of using debt and leverage during a question-and-answer session with Notre Dame students in 1991.
Read more »
Perspective | William Barr seems to believe Donald Trump is too emotional to be guiltyPerspective: William Barr seems to believe Donald Trump is too emotional to be guilty
Read more »
A sketch Donald Trump made of the Manhattan skyline is up for auctionAnd (surprise!) Trump Tower figures prominently.
Read more »
Donald Trump denounces 'Crazy Mueller Report,' calls statements about him 'fabricated' and 'untrue'President Donald Trump angrily attacked Robert Mueller's Russia report on Friday, calling it 'crazy.'
Read more »
Donald Trump state visit to UK to take place in JuneDonald Trump’s visit will be timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings. Photograph: Alex Brandon/APDonald Trump’s postponed state visit to the UK will go ahead in June, it has been confirmed, prompting renewed calls for protests against the trip.Buckingham Palace said the three-day
Read more »