President Trump steps foot in North Korea for first time
PRESIDENT TRUMP ENDED HIS ASIA TRIP WITH A SURPRISE MEETING WITH NORTH KOREA'S LEADER, KIM JONG-UN. THE PRESIDENT MADE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST SITTING US PRESIDENT TO SET FOOT INSIDE NORTH KOREA. WITH A FOOTSTEP, PRESIDENT TRUMP BECAME THE FIRST SITTING PRESIDENT TO GO INSIDE NORTH KOREA. ''Stepping across that line was a great honor.'' PRESIDENT TRUMP CROSSED THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE THAT DIVIDES THE KOREAS, WITH NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG-UN AT HIS SIDE. THEY SPENT ABOUT A MINUTE IN THE NORTH, THEN WALKED BACK INTO THE SOUTH. A lot of progress has been made. A lot of friendships have been made. PRESIDENT TRUMP AND KIM THEN WENT INSIDE THE FREEDOM HOUSE AND SPOKE FOR CLOSE TO AN HOUR. THEY AGREED TO RESUME NUCLEAR TALKS IN THE COMING WEEKS, ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT, WHO ALSO SAID HE INVITED KIM TO THE WHITE HOUSE. ''We met and we liked each other and that was very important.'' PRESIDENT TRUMP INITIATED THE MEETING WITH A TWEET DURING THE G-20 SUMMIT IN JAPAN. ''when I first became president there was a great conflict in this area, great great conflict, and we now have just the opposite.'' IN HIS SUNDAY ADDRESS, THE POPE SALUTED THE GESTURE AND SAID HE HOPED IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. ...WHILE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES VOICED CRITICISM. ''...this country is not safer when it comes to North Korea.'' FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAID IN A STATEMENT: "PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CODDLING OF DICTATORS AT THE EXPENSE OF AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERESTS IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS WAYS HE'S DIMINISHING US ON THE WORLD STAGE AND SUBVERTING OUR VALUES AS A NATION.'' AND SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS, TWEETED: ''THIS PRESIDENT SHOULD TAKE THE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR THREAT AND ITS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY SERIOUSLY.'' PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO WILL LEAD NEGOTIATING TEAMS IN THE RENEWED TALKS WITH NORTH KOREA. SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ELECTION, PYONGYANG HAS TAKEN SEVERAL STEPS, INCLUDING SUSPENDING NUCLEAR TESTS AND RELEASING DETAINED AMERICANS. CONTINUING
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