Donald Trump’s best quotes in Asia: warm feelings for Xi Jinping and admiration for Shinzo Abe’s gymnast skills
Here are select quotes by the US president from his five-nation Asia trip
Donald Trump wrapped up a 12-day tour of Asia on Tuesday that has been dominated by North Korea’s nuclear weapons drive, alleged Russian election meddling, and trade.
But there have also been some lighter moments and a lot of glad-handing as leaders across the region rolled out the red carpet for one of Twitter’s most famous users.
North Korea
“North Korea is a country ruled as a cult. At the centre of this military cult is a deranged belief in the leader’s destiny to rule as parent protector over a conquered Korean peninsula and an enslaved Korean people.”
Trump, in South Korea, takes the gloves off on North Korea
Sand trap
“Wasn’t it amazing? And he was standing up. I told him – I said, I’m not going to ask – because it was shot from a helicopter. I said, I will not ask if that’s you, but if it was, I’m very impressed because you’re better than any gymnast I’ve ever seen.”