Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s second summit in Vietnam has come to an abrupt ending. Why? Trump says North Korea wanted sanctions lifted in their entirety but the US 'couldn't do that.' Read more:
That was a bridge too far for the US President, who said Kim offered to take some steps toward dismantling his nuclear arsenal but not enough to warrant ending the debilitating sanctions regime on the country."Sometimes you have to walk," Trump said during a news conference following the conclusion of the summit, which broke up earlier than planned."This was just one of those times.
Read MoreTrump cast the lack of deal as only a short-term disappointment, even though he'd hoped coming into the talks to be able to point to a new, concrete pathway toward denuclearization. A major agreement struck in Hanoi may also have pushed aside embarrassing headlines about Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testifying the President is a racist conman.
Cuomo and Lemon break down Cohen's testimony 05:06Trump was pursuing two objectives as he sat down once again with the North Korean dictator on Thursday: draw North Korea closer to the prospect of abandoning its nuclear weapons and regain control of the media narrative.
What do Trump & Kim each want from Hanoi summit? 06:30The two leaders once again put their chummy personal relationship on display, walking along the flower-lined pool deck at the Metropole engaging in friendly conversation to give the cameras an opportunity to capture them in a more casual setting.
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