President Trump began the day Friday with a triumphant tweet: "KOREAN WAR TO END!"
Trump has not been shy to take credit for the thawing of Korean relations, having touted his own role in the negotiations multiple times. But Moon himself has lent credence to that theory, saying in January that the American president had "made a huge contribution to make inter-Korean talks happen," adding that he expressed "gratitude" to Trump for doing so.
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Trump also directed Mike Pompeo, then the CIA director and now the secretary of state, to pay a visit to Korea over Easter weekend. While there, Pompeo covertly met with Kim — an extremely rare meeting of high-level officials, given the U.S. and North Korea have no formal diplomatic relationship. Trump on Friday additionally praised Chinese President Xi Jinping, for his role in the talks; Trump has enjoyed a good relationship with Xi and in turn, Beijing has put economic pressure on Pyongyang.
A meeting between Trump and Kim, too, is still supposedly in the works. Read more about Friday's historic summit here at The Week.
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