President Trump Attempted to Visit North Korea Border
Secret Service counter-assault team members, accompanying U.S. President Donald Trump in another helicopter, prepare to board a helicopter as they attempt to fly to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) over Seoul on Nov. 8, 2017. The crew was forced to turn around before landing due to bad weather. JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump attempted to visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between South Korea and North Korea on Tuesday but was hampered by bad weather.
The unannounced visit to the DMZ—a buffer zone between North and South Korea—was kept secret until the last moment.
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