Trump Signals Direct Diplomacy with North Korea, Despite Uncertainty Over Meeting with Kim
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expects to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un "later this year," signaling ongoing direct diplomacy with Pyongyang.
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NBC NewsPresident Donald Trump confirmed to reporters that he plans to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un this year, a highly unusual move for an American president.
Washington ExaminerPresident Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he will meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un by the end of the year, marking what would be their fourth face-to-face sit-down since Trump’s first term.
New York PostWASHINGTON — President Trump confirmed Wednesday he plans to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un later this year, the third sitdown between the two across the commander in chief’s two terms.
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USA TodayWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he plans to meet with Kim Jong Un of North Korea later this year as the president signaled plans to revive his first-term push for the North Korean leader to abandon his country's nuclear weapons program.
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Trump declined to say whether he had exchanged letters with Kim, telling a reporter, "Can’t tell you that."
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NBC NewsTrump, who has previously exchanged letters with Kim, declined to tell reporters whether the two leaders were writing letters to each other again. Asked whether he was exchanging letters, Trump said, “I can’t tell you that,” adding that he got along with the leader.
Washington ExaminerTrump and Kim exchanged dozens of handwritten letters during the president’s first term, but he declined to say Wednesday whether the two leaders had continued communications.
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"Yeah, I will be," Trump told reporters on Aug. 19 when asked whether he expects to meet Kim later this year.
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NBC NewsAsked whether he was expecting to meet with Kim this year, Trump responded, “Yeah, I will be.”
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Trump in recent days has touted his relationship with Kim and directed the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, a U.S. ally that he has pressed to pay more for its defense.
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NBC NewsJust days ago, Trump ordered the U.S. military to downsize joint exercises with South Korea, citing in part his “very good relationship” with Kim.
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01 New York Post Trump declined to give a date for the meeting but reports have suggested it could happen in November, when the president is in China for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
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02 Washington Examiner “Yeah, I will be,” Trump said during an impromptu press conference on the White House grounds after reporters asked whether the White House was setting up a meeting with Pyongyang government officials.
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03 Fox News "I get along with him very well," Trump told reporters during an impromptu White House construction walkthrough, adding, "I expected to meet with him later this year. Yeah, I will be."
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04 NBC News It’s unclear how Trump arrived at the specific number of weapons. NBC News has reached out to the White House for further details about the president’s plans to meet with Kim.
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