Trump expects "tremendous success" in North Korea talks
What's the story
US President Donald Trump on Saturday predicted "tremendous success" in his upcoming groundbreaking talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and said he believes Pyongyang would honor its commitment not to conduct missile tests before their meeting. Earlier, Trump had taken to Twitter and stunned the world by announcing that he has accepted a North Korean invitation to meet Kim.
Twitter Post
Trump startled everyone about his meeting with Kim Jong-un
North Korea has not conducted a Missile Test since November 28, 2017 and has promised not to do so through our meetings. I believe they will honor that commitment!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 10, 2018
The meeting
What did Trump say about the meeting?
A confident Trump said, "I think North Korea is going to go very well, I think we will have tremendous success. I think this is going to be something very successful." "We have a lot of support. The problem is they wouldn't be shooting off missiles in the meantime, and they're looking to de-nuke. So that'd be great," Trump said.
Details
Trump startled the mainstream media with his decision
The White House had earlier said that Trump will not meet Kim Jong-un until the North Koreans take "concrete and verifiable" steps to meet the commitment they have done for the meeting. In another tweet, Trump said that the mainstream media was startled at his decision. Trump also gave details of his telephonic talks with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Twitter Post
How the mainstream media was amazed at Trump's decision
In the first hours after hearing that North Korea’s leader wanted to meet with me to talk denuclearization and that missile launches will end, the press was startled amazed.They couldn’t believe it. But by the following morning the news became FAKE.They said so what, who cares!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 10, 2018