NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Tuesday [5-22-18] that his planned summit meeting next month with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, might be delayed…Mr. Trump expressed continued enthusiasm for the diplomatic encounter, saying he believed it could usher in a period of prosperity for North Korea. But he acknowledged that recent statements by North Korea had cast a pall of uncertainty over the timing of the meeting, which is set for Singapore. He appeared as baffled as anyone else about what might come next…The president said he detected a shift in Mr. Kim’s tone after the North Korean leader met for a second time with China’s president, Xi Jinping, several weeks ago. He suggested that Mr. Xi might be influencing North Korea’s approach to the United States…Mr. Trump’s comments came in a lengthy exchange with reporters, in which the president invited Mr. Moon to offer his own views. He acknowledged the skepticism in the United States about the prospects for a successful negotiation, but said Mr. Trump’s participation set this process apart from previous ones.”
-Mark Landler, “Trump Says North Korea Summit Meeting Might Be Delayed,” The New York Times online, May 22, 2018