Posted on 05/10/2018 5:36:04 AM PDT by Kaslin
At 3:02 am Thursday morning, President Trump welcomed three American hostages previously held in North Korea back to the United States and celebrated their freedom.
"This is a great honor. Hopefully everything is going to work out at the highest level. We want to thank Kim Jong-un, who really was excellent to these three incredible people. They are really three incredible people. And the fact that we were able to get them out so soon was really a tribute to a lot of things, including a certain process that's taking place right now. And that process is very important," President Trump said.
"So we will see what happens. We have a meeting scheduled in a very short period of time. You'll be hearing about it soon. We have the location set. And we will see if we can do something that people did not think was going to happen for many, many years, and a lot of bad things could have happened in between," he continued. "I just want to say this is a special night for these three really great people. And congratulations on being in this country."
On behalf of the American people, WELCOME HOME! pic.twitter.com/hISaCI95CB— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2018
.@POTUS thanks Kim Jong Un for releasing three Americans detained in North Korea pic.twitter.com/6Dxmu9wlOj— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 10, 2018
When asked how it feels to be home Kim Dong-Chul, who was held in a North Korean labor camp, said it was like a dream.
"It's like a dream. And we are very, very happy," he said.
The hostages were released shortly after a meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un.
The summit between President Trump and Un is set for June, although the exact location and date have not been announced.
A night we will all remember. Thankful to live in America. pic.twitter.com/VbDrpUG5Yg— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) May 10, 2018
Had this been President Obama....he would ensured they loitered for an additional five hours in the air and land at an appropriate mid-morning time for live-broadcast to the nation.
Democrats give Obama credit for this one in 3-2-1
MAGA Doing it!
My wife and I just noted the contrast during s freeze frame of The President and Pompeo,,,,,,,,with Obama-Clinton-sKerry.
Wow
Looks like the one man has a government approved hair cut. Looks like Kim’s twin.
To me, this picture should tell the WORLD and the American LEFT just what the United States stands for.
This is NOT a photo of a “white” man welcoming three “Asians”. This is the AMERICAN President joyfully welcoming three AMERICANS back to the homeland after a terrible ordeal.
No matter where our last names originated WE, US, and OURS are AMERICANS, and thankful for it.
Cue the “Team America” theme song. We need a sequel with DJT.
I am so proud to be an American!
And I ‘d like to share that God must have changed Kim Jung Un’s(s/p?) mind towards reconcile..God had the same hand in the Constitution, we are dively guided and loved.
A little mushy for this hour but there it is Freepers.
Last night I thought about how this choice spared the world a lot of possible blood shed and angst.
Thank you God!
Don’t rest still more to come....
Here’s a thought: STAY OUT OF NORTH KOREA IN THE FIRST PLACE!
The press look especially tired and cranky today. The Prez made em stay up all night.
What’s the story on these guys? They obviously don’t speak English ... are they USA Citizens? If not, why the hoopla?
Why did they go there in the first place?
Who said they don’t speak English? Yes, they are citizens.
Thank you, I noticed they could not understand President Trump and needed the translator.
Christian missionaries and teachers.
Two of the three are long-time U.S. citizens, Christian missionaries, who had jobs in North Korea as academics. One is a graduate of UC Riverside. One was born in China and an ordained pastor at a large Los Angeles based Korean-American church, I found out on the radio.
The one asked to speak before the cameras needed a translator and may have been a more recent immigrant.
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