Otto Warmbier, who was held in North Korea for allegedly trying to steal a propaganda poster, died months after being released.
"Kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity."In criticism of Mr Trump they added:"No excuses or lavish praise can change that."
In an interview with Fox News White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway said:"The president agrees with the Warmbier family and holds North Korea responsible for Otto Warmbier's death." President Trump has condemned North Korea over Warmbier's death in the past, saying he was"tortured beyond belief by North Korea".
He also mentioned it in his 2018 State of the Union address, blaming the country's"dictatorship" and"depraved character" for the student's death. Warmbier, a 22-year-old student from Ohio, was arrested in Pyongyang 2016 on suspicion of stealing a propaganda poster from his hotel, and sentenced to 15 years hard labour.He was released in 2017, and travelled back to the US in a coma, but later died.Pyongyang said the 22-year-old fell into a coma after suffering from botulism and hit out at"slanderous talk about cruel treatment and torture". It denies mistreating the student.with the parents of Otto Warmbier: 1994 - 2017.
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