{"id":64477,"date":"2018-05-24T14:31:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T14:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/24\/trump-cancels-summit-with-north-korean-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:38:55","slug":"trump-cancels-summit-with-north-korean-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/24\/trump-cancels-summit-with-north-korean-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump cancels summit with Kim; North Korea still wants talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled his summit with North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong Un, blaming \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/06\/north-korea-says-us-ruining-mood-of-detente-ahead-of-summit\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">tremendous anger and open hostility<\/a>\u201d by Pyongyang \u2014 a decision North Korea called \u201cregrettable\u201d while still holding out hope for \u201cpeace and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to Kim announcing his decision to back away from the June 12 summit, Trump pointed to America\u2019s vast military might and warned the rising nuclear power against any \u201cfoolish or reckless acts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter kicked off a day of mixed messages by the president, who declared hours later, \u201cI really believe Kim Jong Un wants to do what\u2019s right.\u201d After that, a senior White House official said <a href=\"\/TEMP-LINK-TEMP\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">the North lacked judgment<\/a> and had reneged on its promises ahead of the summit. Trump said from the White House that a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/24\/us-wont-ease-sanctions-without-action-by-north-korea-on-nukes\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">maximum pressure campaign<\/a>\u201d of economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation would continue against North Korea \u2014 with which the U.S. is technically still at war \u2014 but he added that it was possible the summit could still take place at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/24\/heres-the-challenge-coin-for-the-north-korea-us-summit-that-never-was\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/coin.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s the challenge coin for the North Korea-US summit that never was<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The trip began to unravel after the US suggested North Korea de-nuclearization could follow a model leading to the ouster of the North Korean leader.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea issued a statement Friday saying it is still \u201cwilling to give the U.S. time and opportunities\u201d to reconsider talks \u201cat any time, at any format.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan called Trump\u2019s decision \u201cunexpected\u201d and \u201cvery regrettable,\u201d and said the cancellation of the talks shows \u201chow grave the status of historically deep-rooted hostile North Korea-U.S. relations is and how urgently a summit should be realized to improve ties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim insisted North Korea\u2019s \u201cobjective and resolve to do our best for the sake of peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and all humankind remain unchanged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s surprise exit capped weeks of high-stakes brinkmanship between the two unpredictable leaders over nuclear negotiating terms for their unprecedented sit-down. The U.S. announcement came not long after Kim appeared to make good on his promise to demolish his country\u2019s nuclear test site. But it also followed escalating frustration \u2014 and newly antagonistic rhetoric \u2014 from North Korea over comments from Trump aides about U.S. expectations for the North\u2019s \u201cdenuclearization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/17\/trump-tells-kim-jong-un-to-denuclearize-or-risk-overthrow\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18137658080360.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump tells Kim Jong Un to denuclearize or risk overthrow<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump laid out a stark choice for North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong Un ahead of their planned summit next month: Abandon nuclear weapons and be rewarded with \u201cprotections,\u201d or risk being overthrown and possible death if the arsenal remains.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senior U.S. official said the North violated a pledge to allow international inspectors to monitor the supposed implosion of the site Thursday. International journalists were present, but the U.S. government can\u2019t verify the site\u2019s destruction. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid overshadowing Trump\u2019s comments Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian President Vladimir Putin, a staunch Kim ally, said the North Korean leader had in fact done \u201ceverything that he had promised in advance, even blowing up the tunnels and shafts\u201d of his country\u2019s nuclear testing site. Putin said of Trump\u2019s announcement, \u201cIn Russia we took this news with regret.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, in his letter to Kim, objected specifically to a statement from a top North Korean Foreign Ministry official. That statement referred to Vice President Mike Pence as a \u201cpolitical dummy\u201d for his comments on the North and said it was up to the Americans whether they would \u201cmeet us at a meeting room or encounter us at nuclear-to-nuclear showdown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1193\" height=\"669\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18144422582715.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18144422582715.jpg.jpg 1193w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18144422582715.jpg.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18144422582715.jpg.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18144422582715.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1193px) 100vw, 1193px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 24, 2018. North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists.The signs read: &#8221; North Korea demolishes nuclear test site .&#8221; (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Underscoring the high stakes, Trump said he had spoken with military leaders, as well as Japan and South Korea, and stressed that the United States was prepared for any threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, Trump\u2019s announcement appeared to surprise South Korea, which had pushed to keep the summit on track as recently as Tuesday, when President Moon Jae-in met with Trump in the Oval Office and said the \u201cfate and the future\u201d of the Korean Peninsula hinged on the talks. The Blue House said Thursday that it was trying to figure out Trump\u2019s intentions in canceling the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, who considers himself a master dealmaker, has confounded aides and allies at every turn of the fateful flirtation with the North. He looked past the warnings of senior aides when he accepted Kim\u2019s invitation to meet back in March. He unveiled the date and the time with characteristic showmanship. And after initially projecting calm in the face of North Korea\u2019s escalating rhetoric, he made a sudden about face, though his letter also waxed poetic about the \u201cwonderful dialogue\u201d emerging between the two leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wrote Trump: \u201cIf you change your mind having to do with this most important summit, please do not hesitate to call me or write.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/letter-to-chairman-kim-jong-un_original.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/letter-to-chairman-kim-jong-un_original.jpg.jpg 1545w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/letter-to-chairman-kim-jong-un_original.jpg.jpg?resize=232,300 232w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/letter-to-chairman-kim-jong-un_original.jpg.jpg?resize=768,994 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/letter-to-chairman-kim-jong-un_original.jpg.jpg?resize=791,1024 791w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/letter-to-chairman-kim-jong-un_original.jpg.jpg?resize=1187,1536 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The White House released this letter on Thursday morning, addressed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was unclear whether Trump\u2019s move marked a negotiating ploy or a manifestation of mounting internal concerns over ensuring a successful outcome for the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was briefed Wednesday night and made the decision to exit Thursday morning after consulting with top advisers, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton, to whom he dictated the letter, said the senior official.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/16\/analysis-ahead-of-summit-north-korea-lobs-barbs-at-bolton\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18136265319802.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Analysis: Ahead of summit, North Korea lobs barbs at Bolton<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">North Korea has a message for U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of next month\u2019s summit: Don\u2019t listen to your new hard-line national security adviser, John Bolton.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question now is how Trump\u2019s maneuvering will be received. His letter could make the situation worse in a society where saving face can be pivotal. Kim might well take offense at the hardnosed U.S. approach after he released American detainees and destroyed a nuclear site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s aides had warned that merely agreeing to the summit had provided Kim with long-sought international legitimacy and, if Trump ultimately backed out, risked fostering the perception that the president was insufficiently committed to diplomatic solutions to the nuclear question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. defense and intelligence officials have repeatedly assessed the North to be on the threshold of having the capability to strike anywhere in the continental U.S. with a nuclear-tipped missile \u2014 a capacity that Trump and other U.S. officials have said they would not tolerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/22\/road-to-north-koreas-denuclearization-is-littered-with-failure\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18111355411423.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Road to North Korea\u2019s denuclearization is littered with failure<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">While Seoul and Washington welcomed Pyongyang\u2019s declaration on Saturday to suspend further intercontinental ballistic missile tests and shut down its nuclear test site, the past is littered with failure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pompeo, testifying on Capitol Hill, said North Korea had not responded to repeated requests from U.S. officials to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/08\/pompeo-en-route-to-north-korea-to-finalize-trump-kim-summit\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">discuss logistics for the summit<\/a>. He told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the lack of response was an additional reason for Trump\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe got a lot of dial tones, Senator,\u201d he told committee chairman Bob Corker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A White House team was set to fly to Singapore this weekend to continue logistical planning for the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pompeo said the North\u2019s posture had changed markedly since he returned from Pyongyang earlier this month, a trip during which he met with Kim and oversaw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/10\/trump-and-kim-to-hold-summit-june-12-in-singapore\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the release of three Americans<\/a> being held. Trump suggested this week that China was to blame for \u201ca little change\u201d in Kim\u2019s attitude. Kim paid a secret visit to his primary ally just before Pompeo\u2019s visit, and China is wary of any shift in the balance of power on the Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s allies in Congress applauded the president, saying he was justified in pulling out of the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNorth Korea has a long history of demanding concessions merely to negotiate. While past administrations of both parties have fallen for this ruse, I commend the president for seeing through Kim Jong Un\u2019s fraud,\u201d said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/05\/03\/will-we-stay-or-will-we-go-a-look-at-removing-us-troops-from-south-korea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/South-Korea-training.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Will we stay or will we go? A look at removing US troops from South Korea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Trump said recently he would consider removing U.S. troops to get a better trade deal with South Korea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics were less impressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said it was clear Trump \u201cdidn\u2019t know what he was getting into and now he\u2019s walking away\u201d in a \u201cvery chummy, palsy-walsy letter\u201d that\u2019s \u201ckind of like a valentine to Kim Jong Un.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials have privately predicted for weeks that the summit could be canceled once or twice before actually taking place. Trump has seemed to welcome chatter of a Nobel Peace Prize, but that has yielded in recent weeks to the sobering prospect of ensuring a successful outcome with the Kim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writers Deb Riechmann, Lisa Mascaro, Ken Thomas and Darlene Superville in Washington, Ted Anthony and Jonathan Lemire in New York and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i> <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled his summit with North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong Un, blaming \u201ctremendous anger and open hostility\u201d by Pyongyang \u2014 a decision North Korea called \u201cregrettable\u201d while still holding out hope for \u201cpeace and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":98093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":8,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[100,8,12,25,68],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2899,1201,499],"class_list":["post-64477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-flashpoints","category-news","category-newsletters","category-pentagon-congress"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"O2PT2YI3KRDONMKUA7UWWBE4NA","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-military\/2018\/05\/24\/trump-cancels-summit-with-north-korean-leader\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump cancels summit with Kim; 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