Trump’s call came as North Korea is threatening an attack on Guam amid escalating tensions over North Korea’s continued push to develop nuclear weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. [Calls for diplomacy vie with fresh threats in North Korea crisis]“I just wanted to pay my respects, and we are with you 1,000 percent. You are safe,” Trump told Calvo at the outset of the call, which appeared to last about three minutes, according to the video. “I wish there would be less partisanship up there,” Calvo told Trump of Washington. In its entirety, it read:“President Donald J. Trump spoke yesterday with Guam Governor Eddie Calvo.

Source: Washington Post August 12, 2017 03:50 UTC