The Trump and Kim Jong Un Ordeal
Just a few months ago, it would have been an unthinkable possibility that President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-Un, could meet in person, especially when the insults were at their peak. Trump was a “mentally deranged dotard” and Kim was “Little Rocket Man.”
Now, North Korea has landed a face-to-face meeting with the leader of the world’s most powerful country, a nation that they have long sought to speak to with hopes of establishing a peace treaty to end the technically, still-active Korean War. South Korea's national security adviser, Chung Eui-yong, who delivered the invitation to Trump after a visit by his delegation to Pyongyang earlier this week, told reporters, “Kim expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump as soon as possible and Trump appreciated the briefing.”
Just a few days after the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un plan to meet by the end of May to discuss nuclear disarmament. However, the time and place is to be determined. The talks would be the first between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader. South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who some believe had an impact in getting the two leaders to this position, said that it will be a “historical milestone” and will put the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula “really on track.” The U.S. president said in a tweet, “Kim Jong Un talked about denuclearization with the South Korean Representatives, not just a freeze.” Hence, the meeting’s success could depend on whether the United States can accept a freeze of North Korean nuclear weapons, rather than eliminating them completely. As the world waits, Trump said that sanctions against North Korea will remain in place until there is a deal.