The Vladimir Putin-Kim Jong-un summit: five things we learned

Meeting in Russia's Far East could mean worrying weapons developments in Ukraine and the North Korean leader's military ambitions..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/15/vladimir-putin-kim-jong-un-summit-russia-north-korea-meeting-five-things

Two years after Trump summit, Kim vows to boost North Korea’s nuclear deterrent - The Washington Post

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to implement "new policies" to boost the country's nuclear deterrent, state media reported Sunday, underlining his decision to turn his back on denuclearization talks with the United States.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/two-years-after-singapore-kim-vows-to-boost-north-koreas-nuclear-deterrent/2020/05/24/729778fc-9da1-11ea-be06-af5514ee0385_story.html

North Korea nuclear talks: Official says Washington 'deceived' Pyongyang - CNN

A top adviser to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that Pyongyang will not engage in the type of talks seen last year, when Kim met with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi, despite the rapport the two leaders have developed. ....
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/11/asia/north-korea-trump-letter-intl-hnk/index.html

Why North Korea’s state media has barely mentioned U.S. killing of Iran’s Soleimani - The Washington Post

The idea that key leaders might be executed is not something that nuclear-armed Kim Jong Un wants to contemplate.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/why-north-koreas-state-media-has-barely-mentioned-us-killing-of-irans-soleimani/2020/01/07/e53f7c28-30fb-11ea-971b-43bec3ff9860_story.html

Trump touts 'special relationship' with North Korea, which calls him 'heedless and erratic old man'

It's not a mutual admiration society between Donald Trump and one of his favorite autocrats, North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Trump has called Kim "a great leader" with whom he has a "very, very good relationship." Kim disagrees, having his government release a statement calling Trump a "heedless and erratic old man" on Monday, after Trump tweeted on Sunday that Kim is "too smart" to "void his special relationship" with Trump.....
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2019/12/9/1904455/-Trump-touts-special-relationship-with-North-Korea-NK-calls-him-heedless-and-erratic-old-man

North Korea launches two projectiles in Thanksgiving message to Trump -- The Washington Post

Pyongyang is turning increasingly belligerent as it signals frustration with the lack of concessions from Washington.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-launches-two-projectiles-in-thanksgiving-message-to-trump/2019/11/28/3cb203d4-11be-11ea-924c-b34d09bbc948_story.html

Imagine If Obama Had Done This - The Atlantic

Republicans have tolerated plenty of foreign-policy moves by Trump that they would never have let his predecessor get away with. Will that continue with Iran?....
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/09/will-gop-split-trump-over-foreign-policy/598438/

CNN panel torches Trump's bonkers lie about Melania and Kim Jong-un: 'Truth doesn't matter' - Raw Story

According to a CNN "New Day" panel, Donald Trump's lie that his wife is friends with North Korea's Kim Jong-un is a product of his imagination that he believes is real...
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/cnn-panel-torches-trumps-bonkers-lie-about-melania-and-kim-jong-un-truth-doesnt-matter/

HE'S IN LOVE (and we're all gonna die) - Randy Rainbow Song Parody

https://youtu.be/z7q0bz0sk30

Fact Checker: No, Obama didn’t beg Kim Jong Un for a meeting - The Washington Post

Trump went to the demilitarized zone and crossed the demarcation line on Sunday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to enter North Korea. It was his third meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. That’s a lot of face time and photo ops. What has Trump gotten in return, aside from a hazy commitment from Kim to denuclearize North Korea? Well, at least Kim is open to discussion, Trump says, after “constantly” rebuffing requests to meet with President Barack Obama. There’s just one problem with this claim — a total lack of evidence....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/02/no-obama-didnt-beg-kim-jong-un-meeting/

How Fox News changed their tune about North Korea meeting - CNN Politics

Following President Trump's North Korea meeting with Kim Jong Un, Fox News hosts and commentators have changed their tune from when Obama had suggested being open to such a meeting.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2019/07/01/fox-news-obama-north-korea-trump-comparison-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/

‘Horses**t’: Susan Rice Throws Down On Trump’s Claim About Obama And North Korea - HuffPost

President Donald Trump over the weekend claimed he accomplished what former President Barack Obama could not when he met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. But some of Obama's closest advisers said that's just not true ― and former national security adviser Susan Rice flat-out called the claim "horseshit."....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/susan-rice-donald-trump-north-korea_n_5d1964f2e4b082e5536b70d0

Disturbingly hilarious Daily Show video exposes the similarities between Fox News and North Korean propaganda - Raw Story

North Korea's state-controlled media has praised the weekend meeting between dictator Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump as a "historic" event. But North Korea's propaganda outlets are not the only ones offering effusive praise for the meeting. Many of Trump's conservative allies in the media have hailed the meeting as well. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/disturbingly-hilarious-daily-show-video-exposes-the-similarities-between-fox-news-and-north-korean-propaganda/

China’s Xi to visit North Korea as both countries lock horns with United States - The Washington Post

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Pyongyang on Thursday, marking a diplomatic victory for isolated North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after denuclearization talks with President Trump collapsed dramatically in February.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinas-xi-to-visit-north-korea-as-both-countries-lock-horns-with-united-states/2019/06/17/4777087c-90f5-11e9-b72d-d56510fa753e_story.html

Members of both parties criticize Trump’s ‘confidence’ in Kim Jong Un - The Washington Post

Members of both parties criticized President Trump’s handling of North Korea on Sunday after the president tweeted that he has “confidence” in Kim Jong Un and quoted North Korean state-run media’s assessment that former vice president Joe Biden is a “low IQ individual.”...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-and-kim-jong-un-agree-in-their-assessment-of-biden-sarah-sanders-says/2019/05/26/56b93984-7fbd-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html

North Korea announces test of ‘tactical guided weapon’ - The Washington Post

North Korea announced Thursday that it had test-fired a new tactical guided weapon, in its first public weapons test since the breakdown of a summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un in February.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/north-korea-announces-test-oftactical-guided-weapon/2019/04/17/1f27d682-615f-11e9-9412-daf3d2e67c6d_story.html

Trump: I Would’ve Nailed the North Korea Summit If Not for Michael Cohen - Vanity Fair

The president and his Republican allies are under the impression he was this close to getting Kim Jong Un to give up his nukes...
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/donald-trump-north-korea-michael-cohen

Trump's North Korea summit goes south | Pod Save The World recording stream

Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes are here for a bonus episode of Pod Save The World in the wake of Trump's 2nd North Korea summit falling apart. PLUS tensions escalate between India and Pakistan, Justin Trudeau finds himself in trouble, Jared Kushner is...not good and Benjamin Netenyahu gets indicted.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/6_dJndot4ok

Kim Jong-Un Responds To Trump Using The L-Word - YouTube

Donald Trump really put himself out there by describing his feelings toward Kim Jong-Un as 'in love.'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVh87etUZD4

Exclusive: Trump promised Kim Jong Un he’d sign an agreement to end the Korean War - Vox

He hasn't followed through yet — and North Korea talks may have stalled because of it. ....
https://www.vox.com/2018/8/29/17795452/trump-north-korea-war-summit-singapore-promise