This is interesting. Trump said he is going to sign something with Kim Jong Un – it doesn’t seem to have been on the schedule.
Trump and Kim walk and talk after lunch. Trump says they’re signing something. pic.twitter.com/TVOlMCxjDf
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 12, 2018
So, did they already agree on something?
NEW: After working lunch, Pres. Trump says he and Kim Jong Un are “going right now for a signing” but doesn't specify what they’ll be signing. https://t.co/0DqRpp5LYF pic.twitter.com/WjbpdbKkce
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 12, 2018
I’ll update when details come out.
UPDATE:
Trump after meeting with Kim: “We had a really fantastic meeting. A lot of progress. Really very positive. I think better than anybody could have expected... Top of the line. Really good." https://t.co/8tPo9GHrLt
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 12, 2018
BREAKING: Trump, with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, announces they will sign unspecified document shortly.
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 12, 2018
CNN is reporting that “signing” might have been a little bit hyped up by Trump.
2nd UPDATE:
Unspecified document.
"I think our whole relationship with North Korea and the Korean peninsula is going to be a very much different situation than it has in the past," President Trump says after signing unspecified document https://t.co/3Ua7REo4Iv pic.twitter.com/06Gg79IafT
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 12, 2018
Asked whether he'll invite Kim Jong Un to the White House, Pres. Trump says, "Absolutely, I will." https://t.co/rt6IftgQP1 pic.twitter.com/8ugjte1GoE
— ABC News (@ABC) June 12, 2018
And he invited him to the White House. C’mon man. This is a frickin’ murderous dictator. Geez.
"This is quite the dramatic ending to this summit -- that they have agreed to something, but no one is quite sure what it is," @benstracy reports from Singapore https://t.co/3Ua7REo4Iv pic.twitter.com/PM2JZVNbPX
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 12, 2018
3rd UPDATE:
Donald Trump on what he learned about Kim Jong Un at #TrumpKimSummit: "I learned he’s a very talented man. I also learned that he loves his country very much." https://t.co/P9GpqEuAo4 pic.twitter.com/RmB1VRE1oE
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 12, 2018
BREAKING: Trump says after summit with Kim Jong Un: 'We have developed a very special bond.'
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 12, 2018
GET A ROOM.
4th UPDATE:
At 2:10 Eastern Standard Time, the Kim Trump summit officially ended as Kim drove away. It was 2:10 PM in Singapore.
5th UPDATE:
Wait did he say they are denuclearizing?!
Reporter: "Did he agree to denuclearize?"
President Trump: "We're starting that process very quickly." https://t.co/0omV9J2jKX pic.twitter.com/SEY4zfy1aq
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 12, 2018
6th UPDATE:
Here’s what they signed.
Four points of the Trump-Kim Declaration:
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) June 12, 2018
1. The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.
2. “The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.”
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) June 12, 2018
3. Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) June 12, 2018
4. The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains including the immediate repatriation of those already identified.
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) June 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1006424084664680448ZOOM IN ON THE TEXT: "President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the DPRK, and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." pic.twitter.com/vXBeIMP81i
— Conor Finnegan (@cjf39) June 12, 2018