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A North Korea peace talks coin featuring Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has been struck by the White House before their summit meeting. (Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Trump Says Historic Meeting With North Korea May Be Postponed
"It may not work out for June 12," Trump announced on Tuesday
May 22, 2018
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled the highly anticipated summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, scheduled to take place in Singapore on June 12, could be postponed.
"If it doesn't happen, maybe it will happen later. Maybe it will happen at a different time, but we will see." Trump said ahead of a closed-door meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. "It may not work out for June 12."
Watch:
\u201cPresident Trump on his potential summit with Kim Jong Un: \u201cSee what happens, whether or not it happens. If it does, it\u2019ll be great. It\u2019d be a great thing for North Korea. And if it doesn\u2019t that\u2019s okay too. Whatever it is, it is\u201d https://t.co/GY7H4vkjgZ https://t.co/zWJ1cvLuJL\u201d— CNN Politics (@CNN Politics) 1527008462
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled the highly anticipated summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, scheduled to take place in Singapore on June 12, could be postponed.
"If it doesn't happen, maybe it will happen later. Maybe it will happen at a different time, but we will see." Trump said ahead of a closed-door meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. "It may not work out for June 12."
Watch:
\u201cPresident Trump on his potential summit with Kim Jong Un: \u201cSee what happens, whether or not it happens. If it does, it\u2019ll be great. It\u2019d be a great thing for North Korea. And if it doesn\u2019t that\u2019s okay too. Whatever it is, it is\u201d https://t.co/GY7H4vkjgZ https://t.co/zWJ1cvLuJL\u201d— CNN Politics (@CNN Politics) 1527008462
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled the highly anticipated summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, scheduled to take place in Singapore on June 12, could be postponed.
"If it doesn't happen, maybe it will happen later. Maybe it will happen at a different time, but we will see." Trump said ahead of a closed-door meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. "It may not work out for June 12."
Watch:
\u201cPresident Trump on his potential summit with Kim Jong Un: \u201cSee what happens, whether or not it happens. If it does, it\u2019ll be great. It\u2019d be a great thing for North Korea. And if it doesn\u2019t that\u2019s okay too. Whatever it is, it is\u201d https://t.co/GY7H4vkjgZ https://t.co/zWJ1cvLuJL\u201d— CNN Politics (@CNN Politics) 1527008462
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