Sen. Bob Corker: U.S. looking at North Korea travel ban after Ohio college student's death

June 20, 2017 at 12:23 p.m. | Updated June 20, 2017 at 12:23 p.m.

by The Knoxville News Sentinel

In this May 16, 2017 file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. is surrounded by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The committee overwhelmingly backed bipartisan legislation that would authorize President Donald Trump to put new sanctions on Iran while keeping the landmark nuclear deal with Tehran in place. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
In this May 16, 2017 file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. is surrounded by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The committee overwhelmingly backed bipartisan legislation that would authorize President Donald Trump to put new sanctions on Iran while keeping the landmark nuclear deal with Tehran in place. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON – The United States could ban Americans from traveling to North Korea in light of the death of Ohio college student Otto Warmbier, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Tuesday.

Appearing on MSNBC, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said the U.S. needs to re-examine its policies toward North Korea given the death of Warmbier, who had been held captive for 15 months by the Kim Jong Un regime.

The policy review includes U.S. travel to North Korea and the fact that Americans who go there sometimes get caught in a situation similar to that of Warmbier, Corker said.

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