President Donald Trump has described himself ‘as chief hostage negotiator’, who does not pay ransom to get hostages freed.
The American president was responding Friday to a report that he agreed to pay $2 million bill presented by North Korea to cover the medical costs for Otto Warmbier, an American college student, jailed for spying.
Warmbier later fell into a coma in North Korean custody.
He died shortly after returning to the US after spending 17 months in a Pyongyang prison.
“No money was paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier, not two Million Dollars, not anything else,” Trump tweeted.
“This is not the Obama Administration that paid 1.8 Billion Dollars for four hostages, or gave five terrorist hostages plus, who soon went back to battle, for traitor Sgt. Bergdahl!”
Trump then tweeted a quote praising his hostage negotiation skills: “President Donald J. Trump is the greatest hostage…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
