By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-denuclearization-must-be-verifiable Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump says denuclearization must be verifiable Politics Jun 12, 2018 7:23 AM EDT SINGAPORE — President Donald Trump is telling reporters that North Korea’s denuclearization will have to be total and verifiable as he prepares to head home from his historic summit with Kim Jong Un. Trump spoke with reporters on Tuesday shortly before Air Force One took off from Singapore after a day of meetings with Kim. MORE: Read the document signed by Trump and Kim after the summit Trump says the U.S. would have to verify North Korea’s denuclearization. He says: “We’re going to have to check it. We will check it. Total and complete.” Trump is heading home a day earlier than expected. He said he didn’t want to stay an extra night when everything he’d set out to do had been accomplished. He says, “There was nothing more we could have done.” Trump will be stopping in Guam and Hawaii as he makes his way back to Washington. READ MORE: 8 early takeaways from the Trump-Kim summit We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
SINGAPORE — President Donald Trump is telling reporters that North Korea’s denuclearization will have to be total and verifiable as he prepares to head home from his historic summit with Kim Jong Un. Trump spoke with reporters on Tuesday shortly before Air Force One took off from Singapore after a day of meetings with Kim. MORE: Read the document signed by Trump and Kim after the summit Trump says the U.S. would have to verify North Korea’s denuclearization. He says: “We’re going to have to check it. We will check it. Total and complete.” Trump is heading home a day earlier than expected. He said he didn’t want to stay an extra night when everything he’d set out to do had been accomplished. He says, “There was nothing more we could have done.” Trump will be stopping in Guam and Hawaii as he makes his way back to Washington. READ MORE: 8 early takeaways from the Trump-Kim summit We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now