During a news conference in Tokyo, Trump made the case that Iran and North Korea both show “tremendous” economic potential that could be realized if they give up their nuclear weapons.
prompting many Democrats — as well as U.S. allies in Europe and Asia — to fear that the two nations are heading toward combat.Trump, however, took a more conciliatory tone during a news conference here with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, downplaying tensions with both Iran and North Korea.
Trump has periodically pushed back against his aides’ saber rattling toward Iran. Whether his comments reflect a true difference in views or just one of rhetorical emphasis has been the subject of intense speculation in Washington and elsewhere. And he refused to back down from an inflammatory tweet he posted Sunday after arriving in Japan in which he sided with an official North Korean statement that called Biden “a fool of low IQ.”
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