Bring it Un! Donald Trump arrives in Singapore five hours after Kim Jong-un for historic summit that could bring about a nuclear deal as US president says he’s been preparing for this ‘all my life’
The U.S. president arrived in Singapore today for talks with North that could change the course of history and earn him the Nobel Peace Prize, if successful
Trump’s skeptics say this week’s summit with Kim Jong-un will serve as little more than a misguided photo-op
Billionaire president reassured naysayers Friday that he has ‘been preparing all my life’ for the sit down with Kim
Says he expects to know ‘within the first minute’ if his negotiation partner is serious about denuclearization
U.S. and North Korea have wildly different interpretations of the term
Trump says he anticipates the summit in Singapore that begins on Tuesday morning local time to be the first of several meetings that will lead to a deal
Tomorrow, he meets with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, following in Kim Jong-un’s footsteps today
By FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
DAILYMAIL.COM
10 June 2018
The U.S. president arrived in Singapore today for talks that could change the course of history and earn him the Nobel Peace Prize, if successful in convincing the world’s most isolated nation to end its pursuit of mankind’s most deadly weapons.
After a grueling 21 hours of travel that included a refueling stop on a Greek island, Trump touched down at Paya Labar Air Base on Sunday evening. He gave a short wave as he deplaned, and told journalists nearby he was feeling ‘very good’ about his meeting on Tuesday morning local time with Kim Jong-un.
Following a short conversation with Singapore government officials sent to greet him, the U.S. president then sped off in his motorcade to conclude his first evening in Singapore in the privacy of his room at the Shangri-La, the luxury hotel housing the U.S. delegation.
Tomorrow, he meets with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, following in the footsteps of Kim, who sat down with the head of the summit’s host nation after his own arrival on Sunday afternoon local time on an Air China flight.
Kim is staying at the St. Regis hotel, just down the road from Trump. The foreign leaders will hold their summit at a third location, the Capella Resort, ensconced on 35 acres of land south of the city on Sentosa Island.
‘We’re going to have a great success,’ President Trump boldly predicted on Thursday at a White House news conference. ‘A long time ago, this could have been solved in a lot easier manner and a lot less dangerous manner. But it wasn’t. So I’ll solve it, and we’ll get it done.’
A first-term president with no prior political experience who has a flare for the dramatics, Trump’s skeptics say this week’s summit with Kim will serve as little more than a misguided photo-op.
His admission in the lead up to the trip that he’d done little to get ready for the face-to-face with the 33-year-old dictator and was relying on his ‘attitude’ and ‘willingness’ to strike an accord did little to lessen anxiety at home that Trump would make a catastrophic mistake.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday chided that ‘the situation is far too dangerous for seat of the pants negotiating’ after warning Trump earlier in the week against entering an agreement with Kim ‘just for the sake of reaching a deal.’
The sniping from the sidelines prompted Trump to charge that Schumer and his party ‘did NOTHING about North Korea’ and is now ‘telling me what to do at the Summit the Dems could never set up.’
‘Schumer failed with North Korea and Iran,’ he tweeted, ‘we don’t need his advice!’
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