President Trump and the First Lady greet freed Americans

At 3 AM Thursday morning President Trump and the First Lady Melania greeted the three Americans detained as prisoners in North Korea as they arrived to a cheering crowd at the Joint Base Andrews airport. With happy faces and giving the peace sign the three men stood glad to be home. Mr. Kim Dong-Chul was asked how it felt to finally be home, he reply though an interpreter that it was like a dream and they were all very, very happy. He said they were treated in different ways and that he had to do labor but when he became sick they treated his illness. The three men stood thinner, with graying hair but looked on the surface in fair condition from their year long plus ordeal. On their way back to the U. S. medical stop were made to assure they were alright.

Free at last

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Mr. Kim Dong-chul was arrested in 2015 after being accused of spying, in 2016 he was sentenced to 10 years of hard labor. Mr. Kim Sang-duk, called by family members Tony Kim, had taught at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, the first private university in North Korea. He was arrested for "hostile criminal acts" against the regime in April 2017. Mr. Kim Hak-song also worked at the Pyongyang University doing research, he was arrested in 2017, a month after Mr. Sung-duk on the same offense. North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un granted the three amnesty after several meetings with newly sworn in Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. All three men will be checked into Walter Reed Medical Center for decompression time.

Questions asked

In an interview with ABC News' Johnathan Karl on Thursday morning, Vice President Mike Pence stated he felt the release of the three men was due to the president's policy of peace through strength. And it is a good sign that they were released without any concessions. An array of questions from the media was thrown at President Trump as they walked down the tarmac, of which President Trump was happy to response. Stating he appreciated Kim Jong-un allowed the three to be released before their meeting. That nothing had changed concerning the meeting but this does help in starting on a new foot. He noted that he felt Jong-un wants to bring his country into the real world and that one of his proudest moments would be if he succeeds in denuclearize that entire peninsula.

Breaking News: President Trump tweeted that the meeting with Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12. Adding that they both will try to make it a very special moment for World Peace.