"Trump-Kim Summit 2.0?" Donald Trump Pushes Aides for In-Person Meeting With Kim Jong Un as Early as This Fall!

In a major geopolitical development that could reshape global diplomacy, US President Donald Trump is pushing White House aides to arrange a direct, face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as soon as this autumn. Trump has privately discussed organizing an in-person summit during an upcoming trip to Asia, potentially around November when world leaders gather for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China.

The reported outreach comes right after Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint US-South Korea military drills, pointing to his strong personal connection with Kim and stating that the two leaders "understand each other". While no formal preparations have officially begun, Trump previously held three historic meetings with Kim during his first term-including summits in Singapore and Hanoi-and views a return to direct leader-to-leader talks as an effective way to restart stalled nuclear negotiations on the Korean Peninsula.