Vietnam sources stated that US President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted an "AWESOME" future for North Korea ahead of a high stakes dinner with its leader Kim Jong Un if his "friend" agrees to give up his nuclear arsenal. Reportedly the Trump tweet, sporting his familiar use of capital letters for emphasis, said the opportunities for a denuclearized North Korea were "like almost none other in history".
Meanwhile Trump and Kim are due to meet for one on one talks and then dinner, in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, followed by more talks Thursday. Furthermore he described Kim as "my friend," a far cry from when the two leaders were slinging personal insults and threats of destruction at each other at the height of tensions over the North's weapons programs.
Trump said "The Democrats should stop talking about what I should do with North Korea and ask themselves instead why they didn't do 'it' during eight years of the Obama Administration?" referring to his predecessor in the White House. Moreover the two days of talks aim to put some flesh on the bones of a vague declaration issued after their first historic meeting in June in Singapore. Apparently Trump has appeared to lower US expectations for the summit, saying that he would be happy if Pyongyang's pause in nuclear and missile testing continued.
