Trump Visiting North Korea Another Step to Cement His Legacy as the Peace and Prosperity President!

One small step for Trump. A giant leap for peace!

On Sunday in Korea President Trump showed once again that he's willing to take the extra step to advance the cause of peace.  It's impossible to ignore both the historic and symbolic act of peace that we witnessed with that short walk from the South Korean side of the border to the North.

The hastily arranged meeting was initiated when President Trump from Japan tweeted that he would be in South Korea and was willing to meet the North Korean leader at the Demilitarized Zone.

South Korean President Moon described Trump's tweet:

MOON: When I was looking at that tweet, I could really feel that the flower of peace was truly blossoming on the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea's Kim said this to Trump in their brief bilateral meeting:

CHAIRMAN KIM: Myself was surprised yesterday morning when you expressed a willingness to meet with me here, and also when we got the official confirmation late yesterday afternoon.

And also, (inaudible) to meet with you again. And this place of our meeting is a symbol of the separation between the North and South, and also a reminder of unfortunate past. And as the two countries, we share a long unfortunate past, meeting at such place shows that we are willing to put an end to the unfortunate past and also open a new future and provide positive opportunities in the future.

If it was not for our excellent relation between the two of us, it would not have been possible to have this kind of opportunity. So I would like to use this strong relation to create more good news, which nobody expects (inaudible), and also to propel the good relations between our countries (inaudible).

The goal of these meetings was repeated several times by the South Korean President Moon who stressed the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" is the path to peace. President Trump shares those goals and also recognizes that it must be many small steps like those taken today that will enable that process to move forward.

TRUMP: "Speed is not the object, we want to see if we can do a really comprehensive, good deal," Trump said. "This was a great day. This was a very legendary, historic day."

South Korea along with Japan are the United States' two closest allies in the northern Pacific. Over the course of this weekend both have reaffirmed the strength of that alliance.

MOON: With this visit to the Republic of Korea, we have once again reaffirmed our common objectives and strategies. And I’m very glad and heartened by this. Going forward, we will continue to work very closely together and be frank and open in our discussions and communications to strongly solidify and develop the ROK-U.S. alliance.

President Trump is the maker of peace on the Korean Peninsula. You really are the peacemaker of the Korean Peninsula. I hope that this meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un at the Panmunjom will bring hope to the people of South and North Korea, and that it will be a milestone in the history of humankind towards peace.

While Democrats at home continue in their sputtering rage at all things Trump, our President strides the world stage with confidence showing how American leadership can accomplish great things. Perhaps that is what makes Dems most angry!