The elation and deflation of the Trump-Kim summit, in 11 photos

Photographs that show the nuclear summit's journey from promise to failure

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President Trump and Mike Pompeo.
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Newspapers fronting pictures of President Trump and Kim Jong Un at a stall in Hanoi.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Minh Hoang))

A shopper looks at t-shirts featuring Kim Jong Un and President Trump.
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President Trump's motorcade passes bystanders.
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President Trump and Kim Jong Un shake hands before a one-on-one chat.
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Kim Jong Un and President Trump share a laugh.
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Kim Jong Un and President Trump at a sit-down meeting.
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President Trump meets with Kim Jong Un at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel.
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Following the summit's collapse, President Trump speaks as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on.
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A North Korean refugee watches a broadcast of President Trump's press conference.
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President Trump boards Air Force One to depart from Vietnam.
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The room which was supposed to host a working lunch between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.
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Jacob Lambert
Jacob Lambert

Jacob Lambert is the art director of TheWeek.com. He was previously an editor at MAD magazine, and has written and illustrated for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, and The Millions.