Trump says North Korea is "maybe more important" than better trade deal with China

WASHINGTON -- President Trump said China's help in dealing with North Korea is "worth making not as good a trade deal for the United States."

"I think that, frankly, North Korea is maybe more important than trade," he said in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS News' "Face the Nation." "Trade is very important. But massive warfare with millions, potentially millions of people being killed? That, as we would say, trumps trade."

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"Now, if China can help us with North Korea and can solve that problem… that's worth making not as good a trade deal" for the U.S., he said.

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