Newsdeck: Trump and Kim Begin Dinner at Metropole: Hanoi Summit Update By Bloomberg
Trump met with Vietnamese leaders before the dinner, and watched as three of the country’s airlines signed commercial deals with U.S. companies. Kim wasn’t seen leaving his hotel before meeting Trump in the evening. The main summit is set for Thursday.The White House excluded some of the journalists covering Trump from a brief availability with the two leaders at the beginning of their dinner.
On Tuesday, the White House media center and several Western news organizations were forced to abruptly vacate the Melia hotel in Hanoi before the arrival of Kim, who’s staying at the property.Kim said through a translator that the U.S. and North Korea overcame unspecified obstacles ahead of his second meeting with Trump.
The two leaders came face-to-face for the first time since June, shaking hands in front of reporters, before entering a private meeting expected to last about 20 minutes. They’ll be joined by aides for the meal afterward.Asked whether the two leaders would declare an end to the Korean War, Trump said “we’ll see. We’ll be seeing.”
Trump will be joined by his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the White House said. Both sides will have one translator each. After the New York Times reported on Blumenthal’s false claims in May 2010, the senator acknowledged that he had “misspoken” and expressed regret.
The White House has called Cohen a liar, noting he pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.Trump said his second summit with Kim “may very well turn out to be successful” during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.Kim “wants to do something great,” and could rapidly turn North Korea into an economic power, Trump said.
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