Sunday, February 24, 2019

Trump - Kim Summit -- News Updates



Daily Mail: who give him advice ahead of second North Korea summit, saying they 'failed for years' and 'got nothing'

* President Donald Trump mocked those giving him advice on negotiating with North Korea, saying they had gotten 'nothing' so 'thanks anyway'
* 'So funny to watch people who have failed for years, they got NOTHING, telling me how to negotiate with North Korea. But thanks anyway!,' he tweeted
* Trump's upcoming second summit with Kim Jong Un was discussed on the Sunday shows with Democrats expressing skepticism about it
* Trump also previewed the economic case he will make to Kim Jong Un
* In a series of tweets he teased the prospect of denuclearization and said such a move could make North Korea 'one of the great economic powers'
* Trump and Kim meet Wednesday and Thursday in Hanoi, Vietnam
* Its their second sit down following last summer's summit in Singapore
* The U.S. is looking for verifiable progress from North Korea on downgrading its nuclear weapons program
* North Korea wants a losing of economic sanctions before it makes such moves
* Trump said last week he'll keep economic sanctions in place unless there has been 'meaningful' progress on denuclearization

President Donald Trump on Sunday mocked those giving him advice on negotiating with North Korea, saying they had gotten 'nothing' so 'thanks anyway.'

'So funny to watch people who have failed for years, they got NOTHING, telling me how to negotiate with North Korea. But thanks anyway!,' he tweeted.

Trump's upcoming second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was discussed on the Sunday shows with Democrats expressing skepticism about Trump's ability to gain concessions from Kim during their sit down.

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WNU Editor: This conflict that has been ongoing for 65 years. It is going to take more than just a meeting or two to resolve it  .... Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Trump may need to have THIRD SUMMIT with Kim Jong Un because they 'may not get everything done' (Daily Mail).

Trump - Kim Summit -- News Updates

Kim Jong-un begins train ride to Vietnam for Donald Trump summit -- ABC News Online
North Korean leader heads to highly-anticipated Trump summit in Vietnam -- France 24
Kim Jong-un leaves North Korea for Vietnam by train -- BBC
Traveling to Meet Trump, Kim Jong-un Takes the Long Route -- The New York Times
Trump expects anti-nuke progress continuation in summit with Kim -- UPI
Pompeo: Trump's meeting with Kim 'substantial step' that 'may not get everything done' -- The Hill
Senate Dems want to see 'tangible, verifiable progress on denuclearization' from Trump-Kim summit -- The Hill
North Korean state media condemns US intelligence officials and Democrats for 'chilling the atmosphere' ahead of Kim Jong Un’s second summit with Trump -- Daily Mail
White House manages expectations for second Kim summit -- AP
U.S. team lowers expectations for second summit with North Korea's Kim -- Reuters
Trump sets more realistic tone ahead of second North Korea summit -- Jon Swaine, The Guardian
What's on the table at the second Trump-Kim summit? -- Reuters
Fire, fury, love? The mythology behind the Trump-Kim summit -- Calvin Woodward and Kim Tong-Hyung, AP
Nightmare result of US-NKorea talks: Bad deal, little change -- Foster Klug, AP