Responding to North Korea’s Saber Rattling, Trump Cancels Singapore Summit
President Trump sent a letter to North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, on May 24 informing the North Korean that the summit scheduled to take place between the two leaders in Singapore on June 12 will not take place. The tone of Trump’s letter was respectful and regretful, indicating that the president would have preferred to go ahead with the summit, but felt he had little choice but to cancel. Trump wrote, in part:
I was very much looking forward to being there with you. Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting. Therefore, please let this letter serve to represent that the Singapore summit, for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place.
The “recent statement” that Trump referred to in his letter was made by Choe Son-hui, a North...