The avoiding talking about ending his Nuclear Program. Sixth, dont try to be friends with kim jongun. He killed his uncle, his halfbrother and hundreds of others. He is a despot. Those people up in canada, by the way, are our friends. And thats hardball for now. Thanks for being with us. Msnbcs special coverage of the summit with Brian Williams and Rachel Maddow starts right now. Two volatile leaders. They have tested each other. Rocket man should have been handled a long time ago. Theyve taunted each other. Kim jongun issued a direct response. I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged u. S. Dotard with fire. Now, theyre moments away from meeting for the first time facetoface. I hope the upcoming meeting in singapore represents a bright new future to the world. With the stability of the region and the world on the line i dont think i have to prepare very much. Will their summit bring us closer to peace or peril . This is an msnbc special report. The United States north Ko
welcome back to our special live coverage of president trump s impromptu meeting with kim jong-un at the dmz. here is our white house correspondent kevin cork. quite the assignment, we saw this come together quickly and ended quickly, still impact of this face-to-face could be felt for generations to come, they step into north korea together, they stepped into history books. first time a sitting american president enters the north, president also laid it out for us when asked how it came together from swee 28 to twe. we meet at line, meeting at line, i said would you like my to come across, he said, i would be so honored.
quickly. in the relatively quickly but its impact could last for generations. it is been that kind of day in south korea. obviously we ve been talking about all day long. the president and the north korean leader stepping not only into north korea but stepping into history. as for the first time a sitting american president enters the north. the president laid out when he was asked how this came together from sweet to history. we went and met at the line and met the line i said would you like me too come across and he said i would be so honored. and that s the way it worked out. i do not know what he was going to say. but it was my honor to do it. [inaudible question. reporter: the north korean leader face-to-face interaction the second time with the american president and third overall, his country however, is still under heavy sanctions. but the u.s. and much of the world, the president was asked if that couldn t soon.
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this is an msnbc special report. the united states/north korea nuclear summit. here now areacow and brian wi and good evening. we are one hour away from a history-making moment in singapore, the first time a sitting american president has agreed to meet with the head of north korea. by loose definition, we re looking at a millennial and a man in his 70s. both have nuclear weapons, though both are from markedly different places. the president has chosen to take a risk this evening and begin with a session alone with kim jong-un with only interpreters present, not the usual note takers to record what s being said. more on that later as we look at the president s motorcade now en route. for starters, we re also looking at an intelligence gap between the two tonight, and this is what we mean. they know more about our leader than we know about the enigmatic and cloistered north korean dictator. for starter, our president has an unfiltered twitter account.