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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I do trust him’: Trump opens up about Kim after historic summit  —  North Korea will denuclearize, President Donald Trump declared in an exclusive interview with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos just hours after intense and historic negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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CNN:
READ: Full text of Trump-Kim signed statement  —  Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit  —  President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America …
ABC News:
President Trump sits down with George Stephanopoulos: TRANSCRIPT  —  President Donald Trump sat down for an exclusive one-on-one with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos after the president's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday in Singapore.
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump Was Outfoxed in Singapore  —  It sure looks as if President Trump was hoodwinked in Singapore.  —  Trump made a huge concession — the suspension of military exercises with South Korea.  That's on top of the broader concession of the summit meeting itself, security guarantees …
Greta Van Susteren / Voice of America:
Trump to VOA: 'We're Going to Denuke North Korea'  —  President Donald Trump spoke with VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren after his summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore about what the two discussed and what to expect next.  —  Van Susteren: What surprised you about Kim Jong Un?
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator Tom Cotton On The Singapore Summit  —  Senator Tom Cotton joined me Tuesday morning to discuss the just completed summit in Singapore:  —  06-12hhs-cotton  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Joined by United States Senator Tom Cotton.  Good morning, Senator.  —  TC: Good morning, Hugh.
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Reporters thought this video was North Korea propaganda.  It came from the White House.  —  Reporters crowded into a Singapore auditorium Tuesday, expecting President Trump to walk out and announce the results of his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Associated Press:
Trump shows Kim a video laying out the stakes of summit  —  SINGAPORE (AP) — President Donald Trump, the former reality television star with a knack for theatrics, tried a dose of Hollywood drama as he sought to sway North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their historic summit.
Washington Post:
The Singapore summit was a victory for Kim Jong Un  —  THE SINGAPORE summit was, without question, a triumph for Kim Jong Un and his North Korean regime.  A dictator who has ordered the murder of his own family members, and who oversees a gulag comparable to those of Hitler and Stalin …
Discussion: New York Times and France 24
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin / Reuters:
Iran warns North Korea: Trump could cancel deal before getting home  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Iran warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday against trusting U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he could cancel their denuclearization agreement within hours.
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Trump Pledge to Halt Military Exercises Surprises Pentagon and Seoul  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's pledge on Tuesday to cancel military exercises on the Korean Peninsula surprised not only allies in South Korea but also the Pentagon.  —  Hours after Mr. Trump's announcement in Singapore …
Discussion: Political Wire
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Trump says he'll punish ‘the people of Canada’ because of Trudeau's news conference  —  WASHINGTON—Escalating his attack on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump is now pledging to punish “the people of Canada” economically because of the post-G7 news conference in which Trudeau criticized Trump's tariffs.
Discussion: RedState, Shareblue Media and CNN
Victor Cha / New York Times:   Trump and Kim Have Just Walked Us Back From the Brink of War
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:   The biggest winner of the Trump-Kim summit is China
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:   The North Korea summit was a triumph of Trumpian stagecraft, and the media fell for it
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
North Korea Wins Suspension of U.S. Military Exercise in Exchange for Promises, Magic Beans
Discussion: CNN, BuzzFeed and Hot Air
Washington Post:
Trump-Kim summit: Trump says after historic meeting, ‘We have developed a very special bond’
Washington Post:
‘A great honor’: In a bid for history, Trump flatters North Korea's totalitarian leader
Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:   AP Analysis: Kim Jong Un flies home with lots to brag about
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:   A reporter's chance to shout questions at a dictator and witness history
Reuters:
Trump surprises with pledge to end military exercises in South Korea
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
Foster Klug / Associated Press:   Trump's vow to end military drills with Seoul stuns a region
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
The Lasting Damage Of Trump's Disastrous Diplomacy
Discussion: Hit & Run, HuffPost and The Guardian
CNN:
Trump jokes he may say he was wrong about Kim but doesn't think he'll “ever admit that”
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump's big concession to North Korea
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump and Kim See New Chapter for Nations After Summit
Joseph D. Lyons / Bustle:
These Ivanka Trump Tweets Are Making Her Thoughts About The North Korea Summit Known
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and New York Times
Reuters:
‘Alpha male’ handshakes as Trump, Kim meet, but body language shows some nerves
Discussion: Althouse
Washington Post:   POW deal with North Korea followed strong lobbying by Defense Department: 'It's a humanitarian issue'
New York Times:
Atrocities Under Kim Jong-un: Indoctrination, Prison Gulags, Executions
William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:
White House Trade Official Backs Away From His Insult to Trudeau  —  Peter Navarro says he was mistaken to say there was ‘special place in hell’ for leaders like Canada's Justin Trudeau  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's senior trade adviser said Tuesday he had made a mistake …
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Andrea Hopkins / Reuters:
Canada parliament condemns U.S. attack on Trudeau, country simmers
Discussion: Axios
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Finally, a president with the guts to stand up to Canada
Wall Street Journal:
Navarro Apologizes for ‘Special Place in Hell’ Trudeau Remark
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and CNN
Charlie Kirk / The Hill:   When it comes to the international chess game, Trump is a master
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“The Era of Primal Trump”: Insiders Fear Trump Is Lurching from One Nuclear Showdown to Another  —  Advisers worry that with Singapore in the rearview mirror, “It's going to hit the fan pretty soon.”  —  During Donald Trump's sleepless-in-Singapore star turn, White House advisers …
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Washington Post:
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump made at least $82 million in outside income last year while serving in the White House, filings show  —  Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the president's daughter and son-in-law, brought in at least $82 million in outside income while they served …
New York Times:
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Had a Busy Year in Investing, Filing Shows
Discussion: Splinter
Griffin Connolly / Roll Call:
New Court Documents Reveal Details of Yard Dispute That Hospitalized Rand Paul  —  New court documents in Kentucky shed more light on details from the yard dispute that landed Sen. Rand Paul in the hospital with six broken ribs, among other thoracic complications, and could land his neighbor in prison.
Amy Taxin / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: US launches bid to find citizenship cheaters  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. government agency that oversees immigration applications is launching an office that will focus on identifying Americans who are suspected of cheating to get their citizenship and seek to strip them of it.
Bridge Magazine:
History gets a conservative twist in Michigan social studies standards  —  References to gay rights, Roe v. Wade, climate change and “core democratic values” have been stripped from Michigan's new proposed social studies standards, and the historic role of the NAACP downplayed …
Discussion: Splinter
 
 
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