ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said Friday that North Korea was “sort of a nuclear power” as he left the United States for Asia on a trip that could include a meeting with Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un. Asked aboard Air Force One whether he was open to North Korea’s demand to be recognized as a nuclear state as a precondition for dialogue with Washington, Trump replied: “Well, I think they are sort of a nuclear power.

Donald Trump describes North Korea as "sort of a nuclear power" ahead of his Asia trip and potential meeting with Kim Jong Un.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said Friday that North Korea was “sort of a nuclear power” as he left the United States for Asia on a trip that could include a…