U.S. Sets Time for Kim Jong Un Meeting, Plans to Continue Pressure
- ‘Maximum pressure’ campaign to continue, Sanders says
- Trump had said last week he’d avoid using the phrase
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The U.S. campaign to economically isolate North Korea will continue, the White House press secretary said Monday, even as preparations advance for President Donald Trump’s summit next week with Kim Jong Un.
The White House set a time for Trump’s first meeting with Kim: 9 a.m. Singapore time on June 12, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. But she said there has been no change in what Trump has described as a “maximum pressure” campaign on the North Korean regime.