Trump hopes 'something good' comes from Olympics despite North Korean warning
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -  U.S. President Donald Trump  expressed hope on Friday that “something good” could come from North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics in South Korea  even after Pyongyang warned it would not “sit idle” if Washington and Seoul resumed military exercises after the Games.
Trump met North Korean defectors at the White House on Friday and said the Olympics could serve as an indicator as to whether the crisis over North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons capable of hitting the United States could be resolved.
“It’s a very tricky situation ”  Trump  told reporters. “We’re going to find out how it goes. We think the Olympics will go very nicely and after that  who knows.”
 He  said  he  was not trying to send a message to North Korea by meeting the defectors. “They were here and I said ‘let’s tell your story’.”
Asked if there was more Washington could do to resolve the problem   Trump  said  his  administration was doing a lot but  its  options were limited given concessions by previous presidents.
“We ran out of road ”  he  said. “We have no road left. So we’ll see what happens  but in the meantime  we’ll get through the Olympics and maybe something good can come out of the Olympics. Who knows?”
 Trump’s  administration has warned that all options are on the table  including military ones  to resolve the crisis.
While  it  has repeatedly said  it  prefers a diplomatic solution   Trump  has exchanged threats with Kim and U.S. officials have said the president and  his  advisers have discussed a preventative “bloody nose” strike on North Korea  alarming experts who warn that this could trigger catastrophic retaliation  especially on South Korea.
U.S. officials have said the debate on military action has lost some momentum as a result of the intra-Korean talks  which  Trump  has called a “good thing” and credited to  his  tough stance.
The White House said on Friday that  Trump  and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke by telephone and discussed an expanded missile defense system and other efforts to boost Japan’s defenses amid the tensions over North Korea.
 Trump  also spoke to South Korean President Moon Jae-in about human rights in North Korea and trade between the United States and South Korea  the White House said.
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) [TGT]expressed hope on Friday that “something good” could come from North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics in South Korea  even after Pyongyang warned it would not “sit idle” if Washington and Seoul resumed military exercises after the Games.
[TGT] met North Korean defectors at the White House on Friday and said the Olympics could serve as an indicator as to whether the crisis over North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons capable of hitting the United States could be resolved.
“It’s a very tricky situation ”  [TGT]told reporters. “We’re going to find out how it goes. We think the Olympics will go very nicely and after that  who knows.”
 He  said  he  was not trying to send a message to North Korea by meeting the defectors. “They were here and I said ‘let’s tell your story’.”
Asked if there was more Washington could do to resolve the problem   [TGT]said  his  administration was doing a lot but  its  options were limited given concessions by previous presidents.
“We ran out of road ”  he  said. “We have no road left. So we’ll see what happens  but in the meantime  we’ll get through the Olympics and maybe something good can come out of the Olympics. Who knows?”
 Trump’s  administration has warned that all options are on the table  including military ones  to resolve the crisis.
While  it  has repeatedly said  it  prefers a diplomatic solution   [TGT]has exchanged threats with Kim and U.S. officials have said the president and  his  advisers have discussed a preventative “bloody nose” strike on North Korea  alarming experts who warn that this could trigger catastrophic retaliation  especially on South Korea.
U.S. officials have said the debate on military action has lost some momentum as a result of the intra-Korean talks  which  [TGT]has called a “good thing” and credited to  his  tough stance.
The White House said on Friday that  [TGT]and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke by telephone and discussed an expanded missile defense system and other efforts to boost Japan’s defenses amid the tensions over North Korea.
 [TGT]also spoke to South Korean President Moon Jae-in about human rights in North Korea and trade between the United States and South Korea  the White House said.