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\"QUESTION:<\/strong> What can you tell us about what the hell is happening in North Korea? Do we know anything officially about Kim Jong-un?<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO:<\/strong> Well, we know we\u2019ve not been able to identify a public appearance of his for now a little over two weeks \u2013 not unheard of, but unusual. But beyond that, I don\u2019t have much that I can share with you today. We are continuing to monitor closely. We are working to make sure we\u2019re prepared for whatever eventuality there is. And President Trump\u2019s made clear whatever is going on, we have a very singular mission, and that\u2019s to implement the terms of the deal from Singapore, which involves making sure that that country doesn\u2019t have nuclear weapons and that we get a brighter future for the North Korean people.<\/p>\n QUESTION:<\/strong> I saw some pictures this morning that his personal train and that his yacht were apparently at a beach town. It seems unlikely, though, that he\u2019s just on vacation. I mean, even North Korea, as behind as they may be, he would have the technology to release a selfie on the beach if he were still alive.<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO:<\/strong> (Laughter.) We\u2019re watching it closely. [...]<\/p> QUESTION:<\/strong> Secretary of State Mike Pompeo here on the Scott Sands Show. Mr. Secretary, if we learn that China knew more about the COVID-19 virus than they let on early on, or may have in fact played a role in its release internationally, would the State Department be willing to go so far as to declare that a state sponsor of terrorism?<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO:<\/strong> Well, I try, Scott, not to get out in front of a policy decision that the President may make. But it\u2019s \u2013 it is very clear that we have an obligation to find out how this happened. We know that it began in Wuhan, that this was the origin in Wuhan \u2013 in Wuhan, China. What we don\u2019t know is what the Chinese Communist Party won\u2019t let us know. We\u2019ve asked to put folks on the ground. We\u2019ve asked for data and information. We\u2019ve simply not received that. That\u2019s not a good sign either. Often when people refuse to let out information or those who are trying to talk about it like doctors in China, and they are not permitted to speak, that\u2019s a suggestion that somehow there may be information they don\u2019t want in the hands of the world.<\/p>\n We have a duty to try and get to the bottom of how this began, not only \u2013 not only to hold accountable those who are responsible here, but to make sure something like this couldn\u2019t happen again. We have a real responsibility, and we\u2019re working diligently to convince the Chinese Communist Party that they need to do that. I think the whole world is owed an explanation of how this came to be.\"<\/p>",
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