N. Korea still a nuke threat, , says Trump

■ Wants only meritorious to come inside the country

The risk of proliferation continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security of the US — Donald Trump US President

Washington, June 23: US President Donald Trump on Friday cited “an unusual and extraordinary threat” from North Korea’s nuclear arsenal to extend sanctions on Kim Jong Un’s regime, despite touting the success of a historic summit earlier this month.

After flying back to Washington last week, he tweeted: “There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.”

“Sleep well tonight!” he added on June 13, a day after the Singapore meeting. But a presidential declaration sent to Congress on Friday struck a different note.

“The existence and risk of proliferation of weapons- usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula and the actions and policies of the Government of North Korea continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the US. I am continuing for one year the national emergency with respect to North Korea.”

Washington, June 23: US President Donald Tr- ump has vowed to secure US’ borders and prevent people from illegally entering the country, and said that he wants only those based on merit to come inside the country, amid a major immigration row.

Trump, who earlier this week bowed to public pressure and reversed the controversial migrant family separations policy, made the remarks while hosting family members of those killed by undocumented immigrants at an event at the White House on Friday.

“We want people in our country based on merit, not based on a draw where other countries put their absolute worst in a bin and they start drawing people,” he told the families, also known as ‘ angel families’.

“You think they’re going to put their good ones? They don’t put their good ones, they put their bad ones. And then when they commit crimes, we’re so surprised. We’ll not rest until our border is secure, our citizens are safe and we finally end the immigration crisis once and for all,” he said.