President Trump will not visit the DMZ

President Trump will not visit the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear program during his upcoming Asia trip, a senior administration official told reporters during a background briefing on Tuesday morning. The official cited time constraints and said visiting the Demilitarized Zone is "becoming a bit of a cliche." Defense Secretary James Mattis, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited it recently. "The president is not going to visit the DMZ. There is not enough time in the schedule. It would have had to be the DMZ or Camp Humphreys," the official told reporters in a briefing on Tuesday. "It made more sense in terms of messaging." Last week the president declined to say whether he will visit the Demilitarized Zone during his upcoming Asia trip, telling reporters "You'll be surprised." The White House said this gives the president a chance to address U.S. and South...