Trump lavished praise on Kim Jong Un's 'very nice' letter. A few minutes later, he said he hadn't even read it.

Donald Trump.
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Trump made the decision to meet with Kim Jong Un based on a letter he didn't even read.

Trump announced on Friday that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore after all. He decided the summit was back on after meeting with a North Korean envoy who came to deliver a letter from Kim.

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The letter was "very nice," Trump said. Moments later, he admitted that he hadn't read it yet. "I may be in for a big surprise, folks," he said.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Kim wrote to Trump about his desire to keep the summit as scheduled, but didn't suggest that North Korea would be willing to offer any concessions, as U.S. officials said would be necessary to achieve the goal of denuclearization. It remains to be seen whether Trump will change his tune once he reads the fine print — or reads any print at all.

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Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.