North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un watches a military drill marking the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean People's Army (KPA). KCNA/Reuters
CNBC: Trump: Obama told me that he 'was so close to starting a big war with North Korea'
* President Donald Trump said Friday that the Obama administration "was so close to starting a big war with North Korea."
* Trump continued by saying the relationship between the U.S. and North Korea has improved.
* North Korea is the only nation to test nuclear weapons in this century.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed Friday that the Obama administration "was so close to starting a big war with North Korea" when asked for details of the second summit between the U.S. and North Korea.
"When I came into office, I met right there in the Oval Office with President Obama. And I sat in those beautiful chairs, and we talked, it was supposed to be 15 minutes, as you know, it ended up being many times longer than that. And I said what's the biggest problem? He said by far, North Korea," Trump explained from the Rose Garden.
"I don't want to speak for him, but I believe he would've gone to war with North Korea. I think he was ready to go to war. In fact he told me he was so close to starting a big war with North Korea," Trump said.
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Update: Trump: I believe Obama would have gone to war with North Korea (The Hill)
WNU editor: This is not the first time that President Trump has mentioned that President Obama was contemplating war strategies against North Korea .... Trump: Obama Told Me He Was Ready To Go To War Against North Korea Without Ever Speaking To Kim Jong Un (RCP, June 15, 2018). And while President Obama's former officials are now saying that President Obama never thought of going to war against North Korea, they forget that North Korea was (according to former President Obama himself) his biggest worry, and he told President Trump they were waging cyber warfare against the country .... Obama told Trump that North Korea was most urgent problem he'd face: report (The Hill, March 4, 2017).
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