Mr and Mrs Trump at the military base in Maryland with Tony Kim, Kim Dong-chul and Kim Hak-song Susan Walsh/APPresident Trump has thanked Kim Jong-un for the release of three American prisoners who have begun to describe their detention in North Korea. Kim Dong-chul, Kim Hak-song and Tony Kim, who were released after Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, met Kim Jong-un yesterday, were taken to hospital in Washington soon after their arrival in the early hours of this morning. “I was treated in many different ways, but overall I had to do much labour and when I became ill I received some treatment,” Kim Dong-chul said, via a translator. In a joint statement, the men said: “We thank God, and all our families and friends who prayed for us and for our return. God bless America, the greatest nation in the world.”A giant US flag was raised on the tarmac to welcome home the three men Getty ImageThey…

Source: The Times May 09, 2018 23:15 UTC