Trump says North Korean victims of Kim's human rights violations are 'great winners' of the summit

Donald Trump Singapore news conference.
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President Trump says he only discussed North Korea's human rights violations with leader Kim Jong Un "relatively briefly," but he thinks the prisoners held captive in North Korean gulags will turn out to be "great winners" anyway.

One reporter asked Trump whether he "betrayed" the 100,000 North Koreans who are being forcibly detained, but the president said he's "helped them" by meeting in a summit with Kim, predicting that "things will change."

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Summer Meza, The Week US

Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.