Transcript: Beto O’Rourke on “Face the Nation,” June 30, 2019

The following is a transcript of the interview with Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke that aired Sunday, June 30, 2019, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to FACE THE NATION. We are now joined by 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke who joins- joins us from El Paso. Congressman, we’ve had this breaking news overnight and I’m wondering if, as president, you would continue the diplomacy with Kim Jong Un, and would you accept North Korea as a contained nuclear threat if it refuses to give up its nuclear weapons?  BETO O’ROURKE: You know, I would continue diplomacy contingent on progress that keeps this country and our allies safe. Despite three years of almost bizarre foreign policy from this president, this country is no safer when it comes to North Korea. They have removed none of their nuclear weapons or their potential to deliver them to the United States. And, in fact, in contravention of the United Nations they have launched other missiles flouting the diplomacy that this president has attempted so far. So, we’ve added legitimacy to Kim Jong Un. MARGARET BRENNAN: But it sounds like you’re saying you would continue to talk to Kim Jong Un…. Read full this story

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