Top White House aides are headed to Singapore this weekend to meet with North Korean counterparts, ahead of a potential summit with President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a new report Tuesday says.
Deputy chief of staff Joseph Hagin, deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel, and other officials on the administration’s negotiating team will travel to Singapore in the coming days to discuss plans for the upcoming meeting between Trump and Kim in June, the Washington Post reports.
The report comes shortly after North Korean staffers did not attend a similar gathering that was supposed to be held in Singapore and after Trump told reporters next month’s meeting with Kim may not occur.
“I don’t want to waste a lot of time, and I’m sure he doesn’t want to waste a lot of time,” Trump said to reporters Tuesday during a photo opportunity at the White House with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. “So there’s a very substantial chance that it won’t work out. That doesn’t mean it won’t work out over a period of time, but it may not work out for June 12th.”
