President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, a historic encounter that Trump hopes will lead to a lasting peace agreement and the dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear program.
The first-ever meeting between a U.S. president and a North Korean leader began just after 9 a.m. Tuesday local time with a handshake, producing images that were carried live on television across the United States and beyond.
Kim and Trump exchanged pleasantries before the two men turned on the red carpet to pose for photos in front of a line of U.S. and North Korean flags.
After Trump sat down next to Kim for their meeting inside the swanky Capella Hotel, the president predicted he would have a “terrific relationship” with the North Korean strongman.
“I feel really great,” Trump said. “It’s going to be a great discussion and, I think, tremendous success.”
Kim said through a translator that “the past has … placed many obstacles in our way but we overcame all of them and we are here today.”
The two men were scheduled to speak one-on-one with only translators present before heading into broader meetings with their advisers.
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UPDATED: Trump, Kim meet for the first time at historic summit https://t.co/u58bLDLOIO pic.twitter.com/DT6c4QmLUU
— The Hill (@thehill) June 12, 2018
History made. Trump shakes hands with Kim Jong Un – the first time a sitting U.S. president has been known to meet a head of North Korea. pic.twitter.com/dj4KwqoS6S
— POLITICO (@politico) June 12, 2018
“Historic” my eye. This is all a farce, a sham.
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