Donald Trump causes shock with Kim Jong Un and bin Salman comments (Image: GETTY)
The US President said during the Summit that he hoped to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. Trump is hoping to resolve the ongoing dispute surrounding North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme. He is expected to arrive in South Korea on Saturday and then leave the country on Sunday when he will return back in Washington.
He tweeted on Friday: “While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello?!"
The White House declined to comment on whether the meeting would happen.
During the Summit, Trump also commended the controversial Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
He called him a “friend of mine” who has “really done things” to create a more balanced Saudi Arabia.
Crown Prince Salman was fiercely criticised after allegations he ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Trump then later said on Saturday he was open to a potentially “historic” trade deal with
