Trump, Kim Jong Un meet for the first time during historic summit in Singapore

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. — (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

President Trump and Kim Jong Un are meeting for the first time in Singapore during a historic one-on-one summit.

They greeted each other with a handshake, and pleasantries. The United States has called for the complete denuclearization of North Korea, and Kim wants an ease in sanctions against his country. After their meeting, they will hold a working lunch and expanded meeting with their top advisers. The pair have sparred via Twitter and North Korean state media, with Trump calling Kim "Little Rocket Man" and Kim calling Trump a "mentally-deranged U.S. dotard."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.