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President Trump meets Kim Jong Un
By Ben Westcott, Veronica Rocha, Brian Ries, Meg Wagner and Amanda Wills, CNN
updated less than 1 min ago2:32 a.m. ET, June 12, 2018
21 min ago
Trump and Kim just said goodbye. Here's what happens next.
But there are still big questions over what the two leaders actually agreed to over almost five hours of talks and negotiations.
Trump will get a chance to clarify some of them.
The President is due to speak to the media in two hours time, at 2:30 p.m. local time (2:30 a.m. ET). The US leader told reporters he would elaborate on the agreement then.
Air Force One is scheduled to fly out of Singapore in the evening, at about 7 p.m. local time.
25 min ago
Kim Jong Un just left the summit
Kim Jong Un's motorcade is departing Sentosa Island in Singapore after a historic summit with President Trump.
The two leaders just signed a joint agreement, although the exact details are still unknown.
Trump and Kim spent the day in talks and meetings with top advisers.
The two leaders just signed a joint agreement, although the exact details are still unknown.
Trump and Kim spent the day in talks and meetings with top advisers.
32 min ago
Trump: "Absolutely I will" invite Kim Jong Un to the White House
When asked if he would invite Kim to the White House, Trump responded that he would: "Absolutely, I will."
Standing again in front of the US and North Korean flags, where they began the historic day, Trump and Kim shook hands one final time.
"(He's) a worthy negotiator," Trump said to the gathered reporters. "He's negotiating on behalf of his people."
Trump was asked what he had learned about the North Korean leader. "I learned he's a very talented man. I also learned he loves his country very much."
Trump said they would meet again.
43 min ago
Trump says denuclearization process is starting "very, very quickly"
Asked if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to denuclearize, Trump said, "We're starting that process very quickly, very, very quickly. Absolutely."
41 min ago
Trump and Kim sign "very important document"
"We're signing a very important document, a pretty comprehensive document," Trump told the waiting reporters. He said he would discuss it "at great length" at an upcoming news conference, and indicated it would be made available publicly.
Kim said he wanted to express his gratitude to President Trump for making the meeting happen.
"We had a historic meeting and decided to leave the past behind and we are about to sign the historic document," Kim said through a translator.
It follows a day of historic talks at Singapore's Capella Hotel, on Sentosa Island -- the first meeting between a sitting US President and a North Korean leader.
No signing had been planned at the beginning of the day, although a large amount of time had been left free after a working lunch schedule for 11:30 a.m. local time (11:30 p.m. ET).
Trump first announced there would be "a signing" shortly after midday, during a stroll with Kim around the hotel grounds.
58 min ago
South Korea's president smiles as he watches Trump and Kim shake hands
When the two leaders shook hands for the first time, Moon smiled, according to pictures released by the South Korean president's office.
Moon had his own meeting with Kim Jong Un in April, which was widely viewed as a success.
1 hr 6 min ago
Here's who was at that bilateral meeting between Trump and Kim
President
Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sat down with their top
advisers during a expanded bilateral meeting at the summit in Singapore.
Here's who went to the meeting:
Here's who went to the meeting:
1 hr 17 min ago
Trump gave Kim a peek inside his presidential limousine
From CNN's Kevin Liptak
Television footage showed US Secret Service agents opening the door of the heavily armored "Beast" as Trump showed Kim the interior.
1 hr 29 min ago
US and North Korea will sign pledge to keep the momentum going, official says
From CNN's Jeff Zeleny
The official said he would not get ahead of the President on hard specifics of any agreement.
Trump surprised reporters by announcing there would be "a signing" in the afternoon, during a stroll around the Capella Hotel with Kim.
No official events had been planned until Trump's meeting with the press at 4 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET).
1 hr 39 min ago
Trump announces there will be a "signing" after working lunch with Kim Jong Un
Trump made the remark during a brief stroll around the Capella Hotel with Kim. The President also said the talks had gone "better than anybody could have expected."
There is no information on what they could be signing or whether any agreements have been reached.
No more official events were planned until Trump meets the press at 4 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET), according to the White House's schedule this morning.
Watch:
1 hr 32 min ago
North Korean state media goes big on Singapore
"It's extraordinary to me because normally North Korea waits 24 hours or longer after these events, the message is vetted and edited and North Koreans find out about it after the rest of the world," CNN correspondent Will Ripley said.
2 hr 4 min ago
This is what the summit looks like so far
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are meeting right now in Singapore for their historic summit. Here's how it's gone, in photos.
Earlier, Trump and Kim shook hands.
They had a one-on-one meeting.
Trump and Kim went on a short walk.
They sat down with their top advisers.
Meanwhile, people in Tokyo were glued to their TV screens.
Earlier, Trump and Kim shook hands.
2 hr 8 min ago
Historic summit is a "prelude to peace," Kim Jong Un says
Trump agreed, saying, "I do too."
Kim continued: "As I said earlier, until now, others have been unable to attempt."
2 hr 15 min ago
Trump jokingly asks photographers to take pictures that show them "handsome and thin"
Note:
The US press pool wasn't invited into this spray, so the following
video was provided by Singapore's government photographers.
President
Trump and Kim Jong Un are sitting down with top officials from both
countries for a working lunch, a bit later than originally planned.
The extended bilateral negotiations were scheduled to end at about 11:30 a.m. local time (11:30 p.m. ET), according to the White House.
But instead the two were pictured taking their seats at a long table, with their primary advisers, about 20 minutes late.
Trump invited Kim to sit down, before jokingly asking photographers to take photos which would make them look “nice and handsome and thin.”
There are no official events scheduled for the rest of the day until Trump meets with reporters at 4 p.m. in the afternoon (4 a.m ET).
Watch the moment:
The extended bilateral negotiations were scheduled to end at about 11:30 a.m. local time (11:30 p.m. ET), according to the White House.
But instead the two were pictured taking their seats at a long table, with their primary advisers, about 20 minutes late.
Trump invited Kim to sit down, before jokingly asking photographers to take photos which would make them look “nice and handsome and thin.”
There are no official events scheduled for the rest of the day until Trump meets with reporters at 4 p.m. in the afternoon (4 a.m ET).
Watch the moment:
2 hr 40 min ago
North Korea was "very conscious" about presenting US & North Korea as equals
From CNN's Jeremy Diamond
During
negotiations for the Singapore summit, the North Koreans were "very
conscious" to ensure the United States was presented as their equal
throughout.
The images of the six US and six North Korean flags in the background of the Trump-Kim handshake will undoubtedly be used by North Korean propaganda to suggest the US and North Korea are on level footing.
The official said the requests for parity were made even in situations where it might not be logistically necessary.
Still, the official said the official summit logo had been designed by the US side. The North Koreans approved of it.
"They wanted to make sure both in ceremony and in security and every other way that we're presenting to the world an image that presents them as equals," the official said. "The North Koreans were very conscious of that."The US largely agreed to North Korea's demands for parity in all aspects of the summit, from the number of officials during the bilateral meetings to the number of US and North Korean flags side by side during the arrival ceremony.
The images of the six US and six North Korean flags in the background of the Trump-Kim handshake will undoubtedly be used by North Korean propaganda to suggest the US and North Korea are on level footing.
Still, the official said the official summit logo had been designed by the US side. The North Koreans approved of it.
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2 hr 58 min ago
What Trump and Kim will eat at their first lunch together
From CNN's Kevin Liptak
When
President Trump and Kim Jong Un sit down for their working lunch, at
about 11:30 a.m. local time (11:30 p.m. ET), there'll be an assortment
of Western and Korean dishes on offer.
Joining Kim and Trump at lunch will be all the delegates from the morning's extended bilateral, as well as a few extra advisers.
Among them will be Sarah Sanders, the White House Press Secretary, and Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's sister and the first deputy director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
- For their starters, they can choose between a prawn cocktail with avocado salad, green mango kerabu or "oiseon," a Korean stuffed cucumber.
- Next, there will be beef short rib confit, sweet and sour crispy pork with Yangzhou Fried Rice or "daegu jorim," a Korean soy braised cod fish.
- Finally to finish, there will be dark chocolate tartlet ganache, vanilla ice cream or "tropezienne," a pastry dessert.
Among them will be Sarah Sanders, the White House Press Secretary, and Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's sister and the first deputy director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
3 hr 14 min ago
President Trump and Kim Jong Un met for the first time ever. Here's how it's gone so far.
The world watched as the two leaders shook hands and exchanged words during the historic meeting, which happened just after 9 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET).
Here's what happened:
Trump and Kim met with a handshake:
- Both leaders had guarded smiles
- The leaders touched each other’s arms and appeared relaxed.
- What Trump said: "I think it will be tremendously successful, and it's my honor and we will have a terrific relationship. I have no doubt."
- What Kim said: "It has not been easy to come to this point. For us the past has been holding us back, and old practices and prejudices have been covering our eyes and ears, but we have been able to overcome everything to arrive here today
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House chief of staff John Kelly, national security adviser John Bolton, and an interpreter joined Trump.
- Trump told Kim that he was looking forward to working with him. “We will be successful.”
3 hr 31 min ago
Many people will think this is "from a science fiction movie," Kim tells Trump
From CNN's Jim Acosta
"Of course there are challenges ahead, but I am ("ready" or "willing", unclear) to do this," Kim told the top US leadership.
The two men are due to hold talks until 11:30 a.m. local time (11:30 p.m. ET) when they will hold a working lunch.
3 hr 51 min ago
Analysis: The moment the US treated North Korea "as an equal"
"I’m really thinking about how this is going to play in Pyongyang because this is such a powerful moment for the North Korean people," she said.
"It will be celebrated in North Korea as the moment the United States acknowledged and treated North Korea as an equal.”Lee said for the US president to fly half way around the world to meet the leader of a "very poor and very small country" lent him a huge amount of legitimacy.
"This is what (Kim) had in mind when he ramped up and accelerated the testing of his devices – to force the President to come to the negotiating table,” Lee said. “It’s stunning to watch and chilling for me to see because we are giving him exactly what he wanted.”
4 hr 6 min ago
South Korean president says last night was a sleepless one
From CNN’s Yoonjung Seo in Singapore
Speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting, Moon said he hoped the summit would be a success so a "new chapter" could open.
4 hr 19 min ago
Here's who's with Kim Jong Un in his Trump meeting
Sitting in on the Trump summit is Vice-Chairman of the Party Central Committee Kim Yong Chol, one of Pyongyang's top go-to diplomats.
It was Kim Yong Chol who met with President Trump in early June to deliver a personal letter from Kim Jong Un, when it looked like the summit would fall through.
Nowhere to be seen is the North Korean leader's sister, Kim Yo Jong, who previously joined her brother for talks with the South Korean leadership in April.
4 hr 21 min ago
Kim Jong Un did not answer when asked whether he would give up his nukes
From CNN's Kevin Liptak
However, President Trump predicted he would work with Kim to resolve differences over North Korea's nuclear program.
"Working together we’ll get it taken care of," Trump said at the start of an expanded meeting. He said the two leaders "will solve a big problem, a big dilemma."
Kim and President Trump have begun their second rounds of talks, which will end with a working lunch.
4 hr 19 min ago
Trump and Kim begin second round of talks, and again shake hands
From CNN's Jeremy Diamond
Trump, sitting alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, national security adviser John Bolton, White House chief of staff John Kelly and an interpreter told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he believes "we will be successful."
"We will be successful," Trump told Kim, sitting directly across from him. "And I look forward to working on it with you. It will be done."
Kim also offered brief remarks through an interpreter.
The extended talks are due to end at 11:30 a.m. local time (11:30 p.m. ET) with a working lunch.
4 hr 27 min ago
Trump and Kim head out of face-to-face meeting and take a short walk
After leaving the first session of their summit, Trump told waiting reporters the meeting had been "very, very good."
"Excellent relationship," he said from the balcony of the Capella Hotel.
They were in their personal meeting for about 35 minutes, and are due to start further meetings with advisers at 10 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET).
Kim has taken a lot of private walks with world leaders since he stepped onto the world stage earlier this year.
In April, Kim went with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a long stroll around the demilitarized zone, which divides the two countries.
2 hr 46 min ago
An emotional Dennis Rodman tells CNN: "Today is a great day"
In an emotional interview, Rodman said he always believed in helping North Korea. He said he was even threatened for defending North Korea.
"It's a great day. I am here to see it. I'm so happy," he said. Rodman said he tried talking to former President Obama. "And Obama did not give me the time of day," he said.
Watch the interview:
4 hr 58 min ago
Trump got touchy with Kim Jong Un, patting him on the back and touching his elbow
From CNN's Jeremy Diamond
Trump briefly grabbed Kim's upper arm at the beginning of their handshake and then put his arm on Kim's back to guide them to their meeting room.
They then spoke briefly in a corridor before entering their meeting room and both men were smiling as they shook hands again with just two interpreters at their sides.
Trump patted Kim on the back at several points as they made their way along a colonnade to a room for their first meeting.
Trump also offered Kim a thumbs' up after Kim said "we overcame all" of the obstacles that stood in their way.
4 hr 58 min ago
The interpreter with Trump works in the State Department
From CNN's Betsy Klein
She’s the division chief of interpreting services at the State Department.
5 hr 2 min ago
Trump and Kim have met. Here's what happens next.
President
Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un are now meeting one-on-one, the
first time a sitting US president has sat down for talks with a North
Korean leader.
They are expected to speak alone for another 40 minutes, before other advisers join them for expanded talks at 10 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET).
The two men will then hold a working lunch, beginning at 11.30 a.m. local time, before the summit ends in the afternoon.
No time has been announced for when the talks might conclude.
President Trump is expected to speak to reporters at 4 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET), when we're likely to hear what has been accomplished during the day.
Air Force One will then depart Singapore in the early evening, at about 7 p.m. local time.
They are expected to speak alone for another 40 minutes, before other advisers join them for expanded talks at 10 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET).
The two men will then hold a working lunch, beginning at 11.30 a.m. local time, before the summit ends in the afternoon.
No time has been announced for when the talks might conclude.
President Trump is expected to speak to reporters at 4 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET), when we're likely to hear what has been accomplished during the day.
Air Force One will then depart Singapore in the early evening, at about 7 p.m. local time.
5 hr 16 min ago
Trump, sitting next to Kim Jong Un, predicts summit will be "tremendously successful"
Speaking
to reporters after their first handshake, President Trump and North
Korea's Kim Jong Un expressed optimism that the summit would be a
success.
What Trump said: The President expressed hope that the historic summit would be "tremendously successful." Sitting next to the North Korean leader, Trump said, "We will have a terrific relationship ahead."
What Kim said: The North Korean dictator said there were a number of "obstacles" to the meeting taking place in Singapore today. "We overcame all of them and we are here today," he told reporters through a translator.
Watch:
What Trump said: The President expressed hope that the historic summit would be "tremendously successful." Sitting next to the North Korean leader, Trump said, "We will have a terrific relationship ahead."
What Kim said: The North Korean dictator said there were a number of "obstacles" to the meeting taking place in Singapore today. "We overcame all of them and we are here today," he told reporters through a translator.
Watch:
5 hr 19 min ago
Trump and Kim to begin one-on-one talks
They'll meet one-on-one for just under an hour, before expanded talks begin at 10 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET).
On the agenda are North Korea's nuclear capabilities. Trump is hoping he can convince Kim to give up his weapons.
It is the meeting which the Trump has teased could happen for years. In May 2016, during his campaign, Trump said he would be willing to sit down with Kim.
"I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him," Trump said at the time.
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5 hr 21 min ago
History made: President Trump and Kim Jong Un shake hands
They are the first leaders of their respective countries to meet, the culmination of months of diplomatic wrangling and negotiations.
It is a stunning development for the two nations, who regularly traded threats and insults throughout 2017.
The two men will now meet one-on-one meeting in the Capella Hotel, accompanied only by their translators, ahead of expanded talks at 10 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET).
On the agenda is North Korea's nuclear capabilities, which Trump is hoping to convince them to abandon in exchange for economic assistance.
Watch the historic moment:
5 hr 30 min ago
First look: Trump arrives at summit site
From CNN's Kevin Liptak
5 hr 35 min ago
First look: North Korea's Kim Jong Un enters the hotel
Watch the moment:
3 hr 58 min ago
Moments before summit, Trump tweets economic adviser Larry Kudlow has had a heart attack
"Our Great Larry Kudlow, who has been working so hard on trade and the economy, has just suffered a heart attack. He is now in Walter Reed Medical Center," Trump tweeted.
10:31 p.m. ET: The White House later said Kudlow is in good condition after suffering a “very mild heart attack.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said "his doctors expect he will make a full and speedy recovery."
Kudlow was not traveling with the President in Singapore, but he had just returned to the US from the G7 summit in Canada, where trade tensions dominated the atmosphere.
Here's Trump's tweet:
5 hr 37 min ago
Kim Jong Un arrives at summit site
North
Korea's Kim Jong Un's motorcade has arrived at the Capella Hotel on
Singapore's Sentosa Island, ahead of his historic summit with President
Trump.
The two leaders are due to shake hands in half an hour, the first time a sitting US President has met his North Korean counterpart.
They are expected to meet one-on-one, only accompanied by translators, for almost an hour starting from 9 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET.)
The two leaders are due to shake hands in half an hour, the first time a sitting US President has met his North Korean counterpart.
They are expected to meet one-on-one, only accompanied by translators, for almost an hour starting from 9 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET.)
6 hr 4 min ago
Will Trump smile? Aides have warned him against being too friendly to Kim Jong Un
So it’s unclear whether he will smile as he often does when greeting world leaders. But a senior US official said the welcome will be “warm, polite, respectful” — but not filled with a big smile.
Of course it’s up to the president to make a game time decision for how he greets Kim for their photo op.
6 hr 1 min ago
Kim Jong Un is heading to the summit
He is due to meet President Trump in less than an hour, at 9 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET). After their initial greeting, they'll have a morning of one-on-one talks.
Trump's motorcade has already arrived at the summit site, after departing around 8 a.m. local time.
6 hr 11 min ago
Trump has arrived at the summit site
From CNN's Jim Acosta
President Trump has arrived at the Capella Hotel in Singapore, ahead of his historic summit with Kim Jong Un.
The two leaders will shake hands in just under an hour, the first time a sitting US President has met with a North Korean leader.
Trump's social media director tweeted this video showing the motorcade arriving at the island.
The two leaders will shake hands in just under an hour, the first time a sitting US President has met with a North Korean leader.
Trump's social media director tweeted this video showing the motorcade arriving at the island.
6 hr 9 min ago
Trump is on his way to the summit
Trump will meet for one-on-one talks with Kim at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island at 9 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET).
6 hr 40 min ago
Trump spoke to Japan's prime minister and South Korea's president
President
Trump had phone calls with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday ahead of the North Korea-US
summit.
The White House released a statement about the two phone calls:
The White House released a statement about the two phone calls:
7 hr 4 min ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on his way to the summit
From CNN's Ben Westcott
US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has left the Shangri-La Hotel and is on
his way to the summit. The State Department tweeted out a photo of him
on his way.
Pompeo has met North Korea's Kim Jong Un before, during negotiations for the summit in Pyongyang.
7 hr 26 min ago
Two words you likely won't hear at the summit
Although the President said "maximum pressure is absolutely in effect," he insisted on Thursday that he doesn't use "the term anymore because we are going into a friendly negotiation."
But Trump is not opposed to using the term again if the talks go awry.
"Perhaps after that negotiation, I will be using it again. You'll know how well we do with the negotiation -- If you hear me saying we are going to use maximum pressure, you know the negotiation did not do well, frankly."
7 hr 44 min ago
North Koreans are (finally) learning details about the summit
From CNN's Ben Westcott
Photos show North Koreans on Monday watching as news of the historic summit with President Trump was announced.
North Korean news anchor RI Chun Hee informed the nation that the meeting was a "historic first" that is "garnering the attention and hopes of the entire world."
This is likely the first time ordinary North Koreans have received details about the aims of the Trump-Kim summit. The meeting itself was previously announced in a state-run wire in May.
It highlights one of the big questions around the Trump/Kim summit — if relations warm with the United States, how will North Korea undo decades of furious anti-Washington propaganda?
CNN's Will Ripley said during his visits to North Korea in recent months, he has seen a change in the tone of the propaganda posters, from violent images of war to promises of peace.
8 hr 3 min ago
Kim is impressed with "clean and beautiful" Singapore, state media says
From CNN's Ben Westcott
North
Korean leader Kim Jong Un was apparently very impressed with Singapore
during his unexpected late-night tour, the country's state broadcaster
KCNA said Tuesday.
Kim surprised locals by taking walking tour of the city late on Monday, where he was cheered by crowds and took a selfie with the country's foreign minister.
According
to KCNA, Kim went to the top of Singapore's iconic Marina Bay Sands
Building, where he was impressed with his view of the city.
"Singapore
is clean and beautiful and every building is stylish as he heard of in
the past, adding he is going to learn a lot from the good knowledge and
experience of Singapore in various fields in the future," the KCNA
article said.
Kim thanked Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan for his tour of the city, state media said.
Kim surprised locals by taking walking tour of the city late on Monday, where he was cheered by crowds and took a selfie with the country's foreign minister.
8 hr 19 min ago
Trump tweets about the "haters and losers" who say summit "is a major loss"
President
Trump is about three hours away from meeting with North Korea's Kim
Jong Un. Now, he's tweeting about the "haters and losers" who say this
summit "is a major loss to the U.S."
Here's the tweet:
Watch more:
Here's the tweet:
8 hr 8 min ago
Here's what Trump said about North Korea in 1999
Nearly two decades before he was elected President, Trump was already talking about North Korea.
In a 1999 interview, Trump told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that North Korea was "totally out of control."
Watch the clip from 1999:
In a 1999 interview, Trump told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that North Korea was "totally out of control."
"North Korea is totally out of control and would you rather have a very, very serious chat with them now, and if necessary you might have to do something fairly drastic, or would you rather have to go after them in five years when they have more nuclear warheads and missiles when we do?"He added: "If spoken to correctly — correctly — they will play ball."
Watch the clip from 1999:
8 hr 55 min ago
Trump tweets: "We will all know soon whether or not a real deal, unlike those of the past, can happen"
It's about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in Singapore, and President Trump is tweeting.
Trump is set to meet with Kim Jong Un at 9 a.m. local time, which is 9 p.m. Monday ET. Their summit destination is Capella Hotel on Singapore's Sentosa Island.
After their initial greeting, Trump and Kim will head into a room for the summit. We don't know how long they will speak.
After their initial greeting, Trump and Kim will head into a room for the summit. We don't know how long they will speak.
9 hr 19 min ago
What North Korea's previous leaders would think of this summit
From CNN's Ben Westcott
But the Kim family has been desperate to meet with a US President for decades, going back to Kim Jong Un’s father and grandfather.
"To have a summit with a US President is something that many countries aspire to. So for North Korea, for a tiny country which is technically still at war with the US, for their leader to sit down with a president is huge deal," Jean H. Lee, a North Korea expert at the US-based Wilson Center, told CNN.The meeting is a sign of legitimacy for North Korea, experts said, an indication that their leader is being taken seriously by the most powerful country in the world.
Former US President Bill Clinton came closest to meeting with Kim’s father, Kim Jong Il, in 2000 but eventually decided against the idea, owing to a lack of trust.
9 hr 48 min ago
White House official: "I think that there is progress that they'll be announcing later"
White
House legislative affairs director Marc Short said discussions "have
been moving rapidly" and said he believes there will be "progress to
announce" soon.
Short's comments came after CNN asked him why the President moved up his departure time from Singapore.
"I think that there is progress that they'll be announcing later that's not for me to announce," he said.
Watch more:
Short's comments came after CNN asked him why the President moved up his departure time from Singapore.
10 hr 12 min ago
Trump says he'll bring up human rights during the summit
From CNN's Jennifer Hansler
Trump last week said he plans to address human rights when he meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
"We'll bring it up," the President told reporters before departing for the G7 Summit.
What you need to know about human rights in North Korea: North Korea has perpetuated human rights abuses for decades, according to watchdog agencies, human rights groups and the US government. A 2014 report from a United Nations Human Rights Council commission found the authoritarian regime had committed "systemic, widespread and gross human rights violations" including "arbitrary detention, torture, executions and enforced disappearance to political prison camps, violations of the freedoms of thought, expression and religion, (and) discrimination on the basis of State-assigned social class, gender, and disability."
One case Trump could bring up: That of Otto Warmbier, the American who died after 17 months detention in North Korea.
Vice President Mike Pence said over the weekend that he had spoken with Warmbier's father recently and that Trump was going into the summit with "with the family of Otto Warmbier on his heart."
"We'll bring it up," the President told reporters before departing for the G7 Summit.
What you need to know about human rights in North Korea: North Korea has perpetuated human rights abuses for decades, according to watchdog agencies, human rights groups and the US government. A 2014 report from a United Nations Human Rights Council commission found the authoritarian regime had committed "systemic, widespread and gross human rights violations" including "arbitrary detention, torture, executions and enforced disappearance to political prison camps, violations of the freedoms of thought, expression and religion, (and) discrimination on the basis of State-assigned social class, gender, and disability."
One case Trump could bring up: That of Otto Warmbier, the American who died after 17 months detention in North Korea.
Vice President Mike Pence said over the weekend that he had spoken with Warmbier's father recently and that Trump was going into the summit with "with the family of Otto Warmbier on his heart."
10 hr 33 min ago
Trump's departure time moved up because Kim is leaving shortly after the summit, official says
From CNN's Jeff Zeleny
A
US official says President Trump’s departure was moved up by more than
12 hours because Kim Jong Un set his departure for shortly after the
summit.
The official confirms to CNN Bloomberg reporting about the schedule change.
The official cautions, however, that schedule could always change if meeting goes well and there is more to discuss. But official says meeting is intended to be “start of a relationship” and there will more to come between both sides if things go well.
Here's what White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short said about the schedule:
The official confirms to CNN Bloomberg reporting about the schedule change.
The official cautions, however, that schedule could always change if meeting goes well and there is more to discuss. But official says meeting is intended to be “start of a relationship” and there will more to come between both sides if things go well.
Here's what White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short said about the schedule:
10 hr 56 min ago
What Singapore's Prime Minister says about Trump's possible strategy
From CNN’s Mick Krever
Singapore
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour that if
Trump uses a "go it alone" strategy, American influence will be
diminished.
Here's more from CNN's Christiane Amanpour:
“If on many issues the US is going it alone, that’s a different kind of world which the US will be facing. And you are very powerful, but I think your influence will be less than if you went in together with others.”Speaking in Singapore, Lee said that on some issues — like Iran — the US will maintain significant influence through things like sanctions, but that overall its ability to have an impact will be lessened.
Here's more from CNN's Christiane Amanpour:
11 hr 9 min ago
Where the US and North Korea stand on denuclearization
From CNN's Ben Westcott
It is possibly the most important word at Tuesday’s negotiations and also the one around which there is the least clarity: denuclearization.
What the United States wants: Complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization — or CVID as it has become commonly known.
What North Korea wants: This is less clear. Although North Korea keeps mentioning the word, it has yet to say specifically what its version of denuclearization would involve.
South Korea and the United States have insisted all sides are on the same page about the removal of North Korea’s nuclear weapons. But some experts have pointed out Pyongyang often refers to complete denuclearization “of the Korean Peninsula” — which would include a withdrawal of United States troops as well.
What the United States wants: Complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization — or CVID as it has become commonly known.
What North Korea wants: This is less clear. Although North Korea keeps mentioning the word, it has yet to say specifically what its version of denuclearization would involve.
South Korea and the United States have insisted all sides are on the same page about the removal of North Korea’s nuclear weapons. But some experts have pointed out Pyongyang often refers to complete denuclearization “of the Korean Peninsula” — which would include a withdrawal of United States troops as well.
12 hr 2 min ago
Many Americans support this summit. Few believe North Korea will denuclearize.
From CNN's Ryan Struyk
President Trump's summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is poised to be the most popular action of his presidency
so far, even though a new survey shows most Americans believe the
eventual goal of any negotiations — "complete, verifiable and
irreversible denuclearization" — will never happen.
A new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday lays out the short-term optimism from American voters on negotiations with North Korea:
Here's the full breakdown of the poll:
A new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday lays out the short-term optimism from American voters on negotiations with North Korea:
- A broad 72% of American voters say they approve of the President's meeting with the leader of the rogue regime. That includes half of Democrats.
- But only 20% of Americans say they think North Korea will ever give up its nuclear weapons — the express purpose of any negotiations.
- A wide 68% say Kim will never give them up.
- Even Republicans are pessimistic on the question, with 30% saying they will give them up vs. 47% who say they won't.
3 hr 4 min ago
7 reasons Singapore was chosen as the setting for this summit
And it appears that Singapore checked all the boxes.
Here's why Singapore was chosen for the summit:
- Location, location, location: It's just close enough for Kim to fly relatively easily from Pyongyang.
- Ties to the US: Singapore is also one of Washington's closest Asian security and trading partners.
- The embassies: The US and North Korea both have embassies in Singapore.
- Trading partners: Both countries trade Singapore. But North Korean trade is currently suspended because of sanctions.
- Its reputation: Singapore also has a growing reputation for being a hub of regional diplomacy.
- Protesting? Think again: Singapore does not tolerate disorderly protests and rowdy press conferences.
- It's neutral ground: This is key for the US.
13 hr 25 min ago
Dennis Rodman: I hope the summit is a success
From CNN’s Justin Solomon
Dennis
Rodman said he hopes the Trump-Kim Jong Un summit is a “success” and is
“happy to be part of it” because he “deserves” it.
While responding to a CNN question shortly after his arrival at Singapore airport, Rodman said:
Rodman would not comment on whether he would be meeting with either President Trump or Kim Jong Un.
While responding to a CNN question shortly after his arrival at Singapore airport, Rodman said:
“I’m just happy to be a part of it because I think I deserve it, I think I brought awareness on a lot of things around the world, and I think North Korea has given a lot of people the opportunity to do this conference now. And I hope it’s a success.”He added the meeting between the two leaders “should go fairly well” but that “people expect too much for the first time” although the “door was opening.”
Rodman would not comment on whether he would be meeting with either President Trump or Kim Jong Un.
13 hr 49 min ago
Dennis Rodman just landed in Singapore
"He is willing to offer his support for his friends, President Trump and Marshall Kim Jong Un," Rodman's agent, Darren Prince, said.
Rodman has traveled to North Korea in the past and seems to have struck up an unlikely friendship with the North Korean leader. The basketball great also was a contestant on Trump's NBC show, "Celebrity Apprentice," in 2013.
14 hr 51 min ago
The historic meeting is just hours away. Here's how it will go down.
- 8 p.m. ET (June 11) / 8 a.m. Singapore (June 12): President Trump departs Shangri-La Hotel en route to Capella Singapore, where the two leaders will meet.
- 8:20 p.m. ET (June 11) / 8:20 a.m. Singapore (June 12): Trump arrives at Capella Singapore.
- 9 p.m. ET (June 11) / 9 a.m. Singapore (June 12): President Trump and Kim Jong Un greet each other. This is the big moment. Cameras will be there to capture their expected handshake.
- 9:15 p.m. ET (June 11) / 9:15 a.m. Singapore (June 12): President Trump and Kim Jong Un participate in a one-on-one bilateral meeting.
- 10 p.m. ET (June 11) / 10 a.m. Singapore (June 12): President Trump and Kim Jong Un participate in an expanded bilateral meeting.
- 11:30 p.m. ET (June 11) / 11:30 a.m. Singapore (June 12): President Trump and Kim Jong Un have a working lunch.
- 4 a.m. ET (June 12) / 4 p.m. Singapore: President Trump is expected to speak with reporters.
- 6:30 a.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. Singapore: President Trump departs Capella Singapore for Paya Lebar Air Base Singapore.
- 7 a.m. ET / 7 p.m. Singapore: Trump departs Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, en route to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. From there, he will travel on to the United States.
15 hr 13 min ago
The chaos that unfolded before Trump arrived in Singapore
This summit, which is a gathering of leaders from seven allied countries, is usually a meeting among friends. But not what quite happened.
As CNN's Chris Cillizza put it: "Whatever happens in Singapore over the next day or two, it's uniquely possible — and maybe even likely — that what Trump did in Quebec on Friday and Saturday will matter more in the country's long-term geopolitical future, and not in a good way."
Here's what happened — all before landing in Singapore:
- Friday morning: Before Trump even left for the meeting, he floated the possibility of Russia rejoining the G7.
- Saturday morning: Trump arrived late for a gathering of G7 leaders focused on gender diversity. They started the meeting without him.
- Later that day: Trump held a news conference before he left Quebec. He described the meeting as a "10" out of 10 and insisted he had very close personal relationships with, among others, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- While on Air Force One: Trump, who had apparently watched this Trudeau press conference, tweeted an attack on the Canadian Prime Minister.
16 hr ago
Kim Jong Un makes a surprise appearance, walking around downtown Singapore
Kim went to Marina Bay Sands, a popular hotel in the city. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported that there were cheers when he walked into the hotel.
He meets with President Trump in less than 12 hours.
16 hr 20 min ago
Singapore's foreign minister tweets photo of Kim Jong Un's city tour
From CNN’s Sarah Faidell and Yoonjung Seo
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan tweeted a photo with Kim Jong Un on an apparent tour of the city.
The tweet shows Balakrishnan and Kim Jong Un smiling at the camera and reads: “#jalanjalan #guesswhere?”
“Jalan-jalan” means “taking a walk” in Malay.
Just a few hours ago, the foreign minister also tweeted a photo showing Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chief of Staff John Kelly celebrating Trump's birthday, which is on June 14.
“Jalan-jalan” means “taking a walk” in Malay.
Just a few hours ago, the foreign minister also tweeted a photo showing Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chief of Staff John Kelly celebrating Trump's birthday, which is on June 14.
16 hr 26 min ago
Trump and Japan's Abe talked on the phone ahead of summit
From CNN’s Junko Ogura
President
Trump called Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday for both
leaders to be “on the same page” ahead of the North Korea-US summit on
Tuesday.
“I think Japan and the US, along with South Korea are in 'complete agreement' over the basic policy” on North Korea, Abe told reporters on Monday.
Abe added that he hoped Tuesday’s summit will be a “historic meeting and it will be the first step toward peace and stability in Northeast Asia.”
He also said Trump had renewed his pledge to bring up the issue of the abduction of Japanese citizens to North Korea.
“I think Japan and the US, along with South Korea are in 'complete agreement' over the basic policy” on North Korea, Abe told reporters on Monday.
Abe added that he hoped Tuesday’s summit will be a “historic meeting and it will be the first step toward peace and stability in Northeast Asia.”
He also said Trump had renewed his pledge to bring up the issue of the abduction of Japanese citizens to North Korea.
16 hr 36 min ago
On again, off again: Here's how we got to this moment
Here's a look at how the summit came to be:
- March 8: US officials say North Korea has invited President Trump to meet their leader Kim Jong Un. Trump agrees to the meeting and tweets, "Meeting being planned!"
- April: The US and North Korea hold secret, direct talks to prepare for a summit, several administration officials tell CNN.
- April 18: Trump confirms that then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo — who would later become secretary of state — visited North Korea and met with leader Kim Jong Un weeks earlier.
- May 10: Trump announces that the meeting is set for June 12 in Singapore, tweeting, "We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!"
- May 24: Trump says he will not meet Kim, releasing a letter he sent the North Korean leader. In the letter, Trump warned North Korea that the US military is ready to act should Pyongyang take any "foolish and reckless" action.
- May 25: A day after cancelling the summit, Trump says he remains open to holding the meeting on June 12.
- May 30: Senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol meets with US Secretary of State Pompeo in New York City.
- June 1: Chol travels to Washington, DC, and meets with President Trump. Their Oval Office meeting lasts for more than an hour, and Chol personally delivers a letter from Kim Jong Un himself.
- Also on June 1: Moments after the meeting with Chol ends, Trump announces that the June 12 summit is back on.
16 hr 39 min ago
This is the hotel where Kim Jong Un and President Trump will meet
From CNN's Jeremy Diamond
Delegations from the US and North Korea met four times last week at the Capella Hotel to hash out the logistics of the summit, with setting an appropriate venue for the summit at the top of the agenda.
The red-shingled, colonial-style Capella is a five-star hotel on Sentosa Island, which boasts several resorts, hotels, two golf courses and a theme park.
The five-star luxury hotel, which has 112 rooms, is representative of the East-meets-West spirit so commonly associated with Singapore. Rooms look out onto the South China Sea, and peacocks can be seen on the property.
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