Trump Casts Doubt on June Summit With North Korea
- President sees ‘very substantial chance’ meeting won’t happen
- South Korean president met with Trump on Tuesday in Washington
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U.S. President Donald Trump expressed pessimism about whether the summit with North Korea’s leader would take place, even as American officials pressed ahead with plans for a historic meeting June 12 in Singapore.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in flew to Washington for the day Tuesday amid growing uncertainty about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s goals for the summit after his regime made remarks critical of Trump’s vision of “total denuclearization.” Moon and Trump offered few public remarks, but what little they did say suggested the odds of a breakdown are rising.