Former US president Donald Trump says it is “smart” to engage positively with countries such as Russia and North Korea.
Trump argued that engaging and getting along with Russia and North Korea would be beneficial.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Friday, the Republican nominee highlighted his diplomatic efforts to improve Washington’s relationship with Pyongyang. He referenced his 2019 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas.
Trump claimed, “I got along with Kim Jong-un of North Korea. Remember I walked over… the first person to ever walk over from this country.”
“We also looked at his nuclear capability. It’s very substantial,” he added. “You know, getting along is a good thing. It’s not a bad thing.”
Trump stated that getting along with Moscow is also not a negative thing. He went on to criticize the current administration, claiming President Joe Biden has a low IQ “and maybe now it’s nonexistent,” as he has “completely lost his mind.”
Getting along with Russia is good, not bad. Remember, getting along with these people is smart.
The Republican nominee reiterated his assertion that “what is happening now in relations with Russia would not have happened” if he were still president.
Trump’s remarks were a response to accusations from his election opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. In her Democratic nomination acceptance speech in Chicago last week, she criticized the former president’s relations with the North Korean leader, claiming she would not “cozy up to tyrants and dictators like Kim Jong-un who are rooting for Trump.”