‘In Good Health’

Three American Detainees on Way Home From North Korea

Goodwill gesture ahead of meeting with Kim Jong Un.

President Trump has announced that three American prisoners are on their way home from North Korea after a trip to the country by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Writing on his Twitter account Wednesday morning, Trump said: “I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting. They seem to be in good health.” He added that Pompeo had a “good meeting with Kim Jong Un” and that the date and place for his own meeting with the North Korean leader were set. A White House statement said the president “appreciates leader Kim Jong Un’s action to release these American citizens, and views this as a positive gesture of goodwill.” The three men—named as Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song, and Kim Sang Duk—will arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, near Washington, D.C., at 2 a.m. Trump said he will be there in person to greet them.