SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
Thank you Missouri – I love you!https://t.co/rx3mtd7yOy
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2018
President Donald Trump says he won’t rush into any deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Trump tells a rally Friday in Springfield, Missouri, that he received a “beautiful letter” two days ago from Kim. But he’s not saying what the letter said.
Thank you Missouri – Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/onl1HmM2Gz
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2018
The president and Kim met in June in Singapore to discuss denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
Trump says he has a “very good” relationship with Kim. He notes that North Korea has returned Americans being held there, as well as remains of American service members who went missing during the Korean War.
The president also notes that North Korea has not conducted any ballistic missile or nuclear weapons tests in months.
Trump says, “Let’s see what happens,” adding “I’m in no rush.”
6:45 p.m.
President Donald Trump has taken the stage at a campaign rally in Missouri.
It’s his second rally in as many nights.
Trump opened by telling the cheering crowd of thousands in Springfield that “our country is respected again.”
He says that’s because “we are finally putting America first.”
The president is in Missouri to campaign for state attorney general Josh Hawley, who is challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. Trump has been campaigning aggressively to help the Senate expand its narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate.
Trump campaigned in Las Vegas on Thursday night to help Sen. Dean Heller, the only Republican seeking re-election in a state that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in 2016.