at the start of their second summit Wednesday, saying the totalitarian state could enjoy a brilliant future if it gives up nuclear weapons.luxury Sofitel Legend Metropole hotelIn a brief sit-down ahead of one-on-one talks, Trump repeated his view that North Korea had “tremendous” economic potential.
The president risks being distracted by scandal back in Washington, where his former lawyer Michael Cohen was set to describe him as a “conman” in bombshell testimony to Congress scheduled for shortly after the summit dinner ends on the other side of the world. At the same time, Washington faces mounting pressure to extract significant concessions from Kim, who has so far shown little desire to ditch his nuclear capability.
He said the country could quickly emulate the summit’s host, Vietnam a communist state once locked in devastating conflict with the United States, but now a thriving trade partner. Now, Trump talks of “love” and claims that his ground-breaking policies defused the threat posed by Kim.