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Ask a North Korean: What do you think about President Trump and the U.S.?

"South Koreans are trapped in the misconception that America will save them from any danger"

Every week, we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about.

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Today’s question is: What do you think of President Trump and U.S.-South Korean relations?

I didn’t have a very good opinion of America while I was growing up in North Korea. I was taught that America is the reason for the division of the Korean peninsula and that South Korea was a mere puppet of American imperialism.

When I escaped