The abrupt cancellation of the scheduled summit between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un raises the obvious question beyond the future of relations between the two countries. [President Trump cancels summit with North Korea]From the time of his candidacy, Trump insisted that being unpredictable was a central attribute of his approach to problems and negotiations. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The president appeared to take at face value that the North Korean leader was ready to sign away his nuclear arsenal — but in return for what was unclear. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who made the transition from the CIA to Foggy Bottom as the summitry was in process, is the one administration official who spent time with the North Korean leader.

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2018 18:47 UTC