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FILE - In this May 24, 2018, file photo, People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. Even if conciliatory rhetoric revives U.S.-North Korea summit plans, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are still left with the gaping disconnect over what a deal on North Korea's nukes would look like. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Analysis: Wide US-North Korea gulf over nuclear deal terms

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Blue House via Yonhap News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, shake hands before their meeting at the northern side of the Panmunjom in North Korea, Saturday, May 26, 2018. Kim and Moon have met for the second time in a month to discuss peace commitments they reached in their first summit and Kim's potential meeting with President Donald Trump. (South Korea Presidential Blue House/Yonhap via AP)

Kim, Moon meet to discuss rescuing summit with Trump

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 26, 2018. South Korea on Saturday expressed cautious relief about the revived talks for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following a whirlwind 24 hours that saw Trump canceling the highly-anticipated meeting before saying it's potentially back on. The letters read &quot;if the summit does happen, will likely take place on June 12 in Singapore.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

White House sends advance team to Singapore to prepare for North Korea summit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this May 26, 2018, photo provided on May 27, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shake hands after their meeting at the northern side of Panmunjom in North Korea. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

S. Korea: Kim commits to summit with Trump, denuclearization

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 9, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea. After a few months of rapprochement, North Korea abruptly called off scheduled high-level talks with South Korea on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, and warned the U.S. that a planned summit with President Donald Trump could be at risk. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Trump says summit with North Korea might be back on

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Protesters attend a rally to denounce the United States' policies against North Korea near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 25, 2018. North Korea said Friday that it's still willing to sit down for talks with the United States "at any time, at any format" just hours after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Cancelled North Korea summit won’t close door on rapprochement, top U.S. commander says

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 18, 2013 file photo, North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, right, waves as he arrives at the Capital airport in Beijing, China. Kim Kye Gwan and Choe Son Hui are among the best-known North Korean officials after leader Kim Jong Un and his family members. They are in the news again now after their recent back-to-back comments about the United States were blamed for President Donald Trump’s abrupt cancellation on Thursday of a much-anticipated summit with Kim Jong Un. On Friday, May 25, 2018, Trump said the two sides were working to put the meeting back on track. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

2 N. Korean diplomats behind US summit back-and-forth

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Protesters hold candle lights during a rally to denounce the United States' policies against North Korea near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 25, 2018. North Korea said Friday that it's still willing to sit down for talks with the United States &quot;at any time, at any format&quot; just hours after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

With US talks in limbo, Korean leaders hold surprise summit

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this Thursday, May 24, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act," in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump slams Democrats for rooting against him in North Korean nuke talks

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, file photo, ranking member Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on North Korea on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Ben Cardin: Donald Trump cancelling North Korea summit throws negotiations ‘off track’

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., flanked by, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, discuss the bipartisan immigration deal they reached during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump did the right thing in pulling out of North Korean meeting

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump approaches the microphones to speak to the media as he walks to the Marine One helicopter Friday, May 25, 2018, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is traveling to Annapolis to address the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremonies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: South Korea relieved about revived US-NK talks

Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves while walking away after speaking to the media, as he walks to the Marine One helicopter Friday, May 25, 2018, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is traveling to Annapolis to address the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremonies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Korea summit after all? Trump says ‘everybody plays games’

By CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

A man is reflected on a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo Friday, May 25, 2018. President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, blaming &quot;tremendous anger and open hostility&quot; by Pyongyang , a decision North Korea called &quot;regrettable&quot; while still holding out hope for &quot;peace and stability.&quot; The Japanese, bottom, read &quot; Summit between U.S. and North Korea.&quot; (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Timeline of diplomatic developments on Korean Peninsula

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the &quot;Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act,&quot; in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Washington. In a dramatic diplomatic turn, Trump on Thursday canceled next month's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing the &quot;tremendous anger and open hostility&quot; in a recent statement by the North. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Abe says he regrets Trump canceled NKorea summit

Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets head of the International Olympic Committee's ethics commission and former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

China ‘will be key’ to Donald Trump’s way forward on North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Vincent Brooks, center, shakes hands with South Korean Gen. Kim Byung-joo during an operational briefing at the eighth Army Operational Command Center at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Trump is on a five-country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Donald Trump warns North Korea: U.S. military ‘ready if necessary’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A copy of the letter sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from President Donald Trump canceling their planned summit in Singapore is photographed in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/J. David Ake

Trump cancels summit with Kim; North Korea still wants talks

By CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this May 22, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump welcomes South Korean President Moon Jae-in to the White House in Washington. Ahead of a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump’s focus has been on stagecraft, the untiring will- they-won’t-they drama, and prospects for a legacy-defining nuclear deal. The human rights woes of North Koreans have been more of an afterthought.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Moon scrambles to halt meltdown in North Korea diplomacy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 24, 2018. North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Trump cancels summit with North Korea due to ‘open hostility’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times