White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham Gets Into Scuffle With North Korean Guards

The new White House press secretary scuffled with North Korean Guards over press access to Trump and Kim Jong-un's meeting.

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New White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham got into a "brawl" with North Korean security guards, Deadline reports.

Grisham scuffled with the guards when they tried to block White House press pool representatives from accessing a meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-un, which took place at the Freedom House at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. According to CNN, she was a “bit bruised” from the melee.

New WH Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham got into a scuffle with the North Koreans to move members of the WH press pool into position to cover Trump and Kim, I’m told. Grisham was a bit bruised. Source called it “an all out brawl.”

— jim acosta (@Acosta) June 30, 2019
Leaving South Korea after a wonderful meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un. Stood on the soil of North Korea, an important statement for all, and a great honor!

"I just want to say that this is my honor. I didn’t really expect it. We were in Japan for the G-20. We came over and I said, ‘Hey, I’m over here. I want to call up Chairman Kim.’ And we got to meet," Trump said while at the joint press conference. Trump and Kim Jong-un met and shook hands at the demarcation line between North and South Korea.

Trump continued: "And stepping across that line was a great honor. A lot of progress has been made. A lot of friendships have been made. And this has been in particular a great friendship. So I just want to thank you. That was very quick notice, and I want to thank you..."

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