Record / E-2026-0030
Return of Korean War remains promised in a couple of weeks occurs in eight days
At a Cabinet meeting on July 18, 2018, Trump said of the return of American remains from North Korea: We think in the next couple of weeks we'll have the first remains returned. That's the commitment. A United States Air Force aircraft carrying remains departed Wonsan, North Korea, and the White House statement recording the repatriation is dated July 26, 2018, eight days after the statement.
Context
This instance was delivered inside the stated window and is recorded with the same prominence as the instances that slipped. The statement was hedged with We think, and the return date was already under negotiation between the two governments when it was made, so a reader may treat it as a schedule estimate rather than a prediction.
Sources
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Remarks at a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters
Cabinet meeting remarks, July 18, 2018, American Presidency Project
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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Repatriation of Remains from North Korea
White House statement, July 26, 2018, American Presidency Project