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President Donald Trump and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wave flags before a meeting at the Office of Government Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Hanoi. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un arrive in Vietnam for second denuclearization summit

By Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S President Donald Trump arrives at Noi Bai Airport before a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Hanoi. (Kham/Pool photo via AP)

US-North Korea roller coaster ties add to summit uncertainty

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this file photo, Ro Khanna, then a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from California's 17th District, gestures during his speech Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Fremont, Calif. Rep. Khanna is the lead sponsor for House Democratic legislation that would declare a formal end to the Korean War. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

House Democrats call for end to Korean War on eve of Trump-Kim summit

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Shin Eun Ha, a North Korean defector, speaks outside a hotel where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is staying, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, ahead of his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Shin and another North Korean defector have flown to Hanoi to wish for progress during the second summit between their former leader Kim Jong Un and Trump. (AP Photo Kim Hyung-jin)

As Kim’s car passes, North Korean defector cries and shouts

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One for a trip to Vietnam to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump and Kim to have dinner before series of official talks

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

In this image made from Japan’s TBS TV video on early Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a habitual smoker, takes a pre-dawn smoke break at the train station in Nanning, China, hours before his arrival in Vietnam for his high-stakes summit with President Donald Trump over resolving the international standoff over the North’s nuclear weapons and missiles. (TBS-JNN via AP)

On his way to Vietnam, Kim Jong Un took an early smoke break

Associated Press

FILE - This undated file image distributed on Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. The success of the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hinges largely on whether Kim proves he’s truly committed to denuclearization. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

The Latest: Trump, Kim to have private dinner Wednesday

Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, is greeted on his arrival at the Dong Dang railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam's border town Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, ahead of his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Minoru Iwasaki/Kyodo News via AP)

Donald Trump sees Vietnam as North Korea economic model

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This undated file image distributed on Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at an undisclosed location. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Donald Trump picked the right place to make the right point to Kim Jong-un

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Vietnamese security stand outside the entrance to Dong Dang train station where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to arrive at the border town with China, in Dong Dang, Vietnam, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on an armored train barreling through China toward Vietnam's capital, and U.S. President Donald Trump about to board a jet for Hanoi, Vietnamese officials scrambled Monday to finish preparations for a rushed summit that will capture global attention. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)

One-on-One: Trump, Kim confront North Korea’s nuke plans

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and DEB RIECHMANN and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un walk from their lunch at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. The success of the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hinges largely on whether Kim proves he’s truly committed to denuclearization. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

EDITORIAL: Hanoi summit might produce actual, positive results if there aren’t great expectations

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, reaches to shake hands with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump tamps down expectations as he heads to Kim summit

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Trump Negotiating Table Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why Trump is right about North Korea

By Glyn Ford

In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, photo, children in Vietnamese and Korean traditional costumes hug at each other at Vietnam-Korea Friendship Kindergarten in Hanoi, Vietnam. The children have been practicing singing and dancing, hoping to show off their talents to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when he comes to town this week for his second summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Hanoi Postcard: Children hope to give Kim comradely welcome

By TRAN VAN MINH - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a car after arriving by train in Dong Dang in Vietnamese border town Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, ahead of his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)

The Latest: NKorea: Kim to stay in Vietnam through Saturday

Associated Press

FILE - This June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore. Trump and Kim will likely be all smiles as they shake hands later this week in Hanoi for a meeting meant to put flesh on what many critics call their frustratingly vague first summit in Singapore. But behind the grins is a swirl of competing goals and fears. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

AP Explains: What everyone wants at the Trump-Kim summit

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file image distributed on Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. The success of the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hinges largely on whether Kim proves he’s truly committed to denuclearization. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

AP Explains: How to verify North Korea’s nukes

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Vietnamese soldiers guard a road near Dong Dang train station where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to arrive at the border town with China, in Dong Dang, Lang Son province, Vietnam, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. The second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Hanoi on Feb. 27 and 28. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)

Vietnam vows ‘maximum level’ security for Trump-Kim summit

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, photo, children in Vietnamese and Korean traditional costumes hug at each other at Vietnam-Korea Friendship Kindergarten in Hanoi, Vietnam. The children have been practicing singing and dancing, hoping to show off their talents to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when he comes to town this week for his second summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Hanoi Postcard: Children hope to give Kim comradely welcome

Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) will be meeting with President Trump this week for denuclearization talks, but it’s Kim Yong-chol (background) who has prevented concrete action since their first summit in Singapore in June. (Associated Press)

Kim Yong-chol, Kim Jong-Un aide, aims to outwit Trump negotiators

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times