TRUMP ASKED WHY A 'PRETTY KOREAN LADY' WASN'T NEGOTIATING WITH KIM JONG UNBY JESSICA KWONG ON 1/12/18 AT 5:01 PM
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-asked-why-pretty-korean-lady-wasnt-negotiating-kim-jong-un-780368Months before President Donald Trump referred to African nations as “shithole countries,†he broke his decorum by reportedly asking why a “pretty Korean lady†who briefed him on policy wasn’t negotiating with North Korea on behalf of his administration.
The exchange occurred in the Oval Office last fall when a career intelligence analyst specializing in hostage policy explained to Trump the impending release of a family that had been held in Pakistan. Afterward, Trump asked her, “Where are you from,†two anonymous officials told NBC News.
The analyst said she was from New York, and when Trump was unsatisfied, elaborated that she was from Manhattan, which is also his hometown. The president asked her where “your people†were from, according to the officials, leading the analyst to disclose that her parents are Korean.
Trump then asked an adviser in the room why the “pretty Korean lady†wasn’t negotiating with North Korea, suggesting that her ethnicity should guide her career path.
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