Trump said North Korean leader Kim’s attitude changed after his second meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is slated to take questions from reporters Tuesday, shortly after President Donald Trump said his meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un planned for June » may not work out . »
Trump’s comments cast doubt on the prospect of a landmark face-to-face meeting between a U. S. president and a North Korean leader, which remains scheduled for June 12 in Singapore. Such a meeting has never occurred before.
In his Oval Office remarks Tuesday alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-In, Trump said Kim’s attitude changed after his second meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping .
« If it doesn’t happen, maybe it’ll happen later, » Trump said. « Whether or not it happens, you’ll know pretty soon. »
The U. S. and China are in the midst of trade negotiations that have recently focused on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE .
The Trump administration had blocked U.
