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At Camp David, Trump Outlines Vision On North Korea, Welfare, Immigration For 2018

In wide-ranging press conference, Trump said he hoped for bipartisan support on fixes to U.S. immigration laws and national welfare programs. Trump also hinted he was open to talks with North Korea.
President Donald Trump speaks to the press after holding meetings at Camp David Saturday. Trump met with staff, members of his Cabinet and Republican members of Congress to discuss the Republican legislative agenda for 2018.

Flanked by congressional Republican leadership and some members of his Cabinet at Camp David Saturday, President Trump vowed to be "very involved" in midterm elections later this year and said he had some "incredible meetings" with Republicans as the party charts its legislative course for 2018.

In a wide-ranging press conference, Trump touched on his hopes for passing bipartisan legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration laws and national welfare programs, repeated claims his campaign did not collude with the Russians who attacked the 2016 presidential election and signaled a willingness to start a dialogue with North Korea, just a week after its leader announced there's a attack sitting on his desk.

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