President Donald Trump will meet Sunday with North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the demilitarised zone separating the North and South, a day after he issued an unprecedented invitation and expressed willingness to cross the border for what would be a history-making photo op.
The invitation, while long rumoured in diplomatic circles, still came across as an impulsive display of showmanship by a president bent on obtaining a legacy- defining nuclear deal. North Korea responded by calling the offer a "very interesting suggestion." Before arriving in Seoul, Trump said at a news conference in Japan that he'd "feel very comfortable" crossing the border into North Korea if Kim showed up, saying he'd "have no problem" becoming the first US president to step into North Korea.
Despite Trump's comments Saturday, he had told The Hill newspaper in Washington in an interview this past week that he would be visiting the DMZ and "might" meet with Kim. The paper reported it had withheld Trump's comments, citing security concerns by the White House. Trump's summit with Kim in Vietnam earlier this year collapsed without an agreement for denuclearising the Korean Peninsula. He became the first sitting US president to meet with the leader of the isolated nation last year, when they signed an agreement in Singapore to bring the North toward denuclearisation.
Every president since Ronald Reagan has visited the 1953 armistice line, except for George H.W. Bush, who visited when he was vice president. The show of bravado and support for South Korea, one of America's closest military allies, has evolved over the years to include binoculars and bomber jackets.As he left the White House for Asia earlier this week, Trump was asked whether he'd meet with Kim.
A dictator and a wannabe dicKtator to meet at DMZ.
Isn’t this the plot from Sleepless in Seattle 🤔
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