Richardson said he believes that many of the administration's efforts leading up to the summit have been positive, including the talks between Kim and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Trump's entreaties to China, North Korea's patron, to join in wielding economic pressure. But he said he worries that Trump's propensity to wing it with world leaders, and to set unrealistically high expectations, will leave him at a disadvantage with North Koreans, who prepare relentlessly for such meetings and know exactly what they want to achieve.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 10, 2018 23:37 UTC