By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-president-donald-trump-and-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-meet-in-singapore Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un meet in Singapore Politics Updated on Jun 11, 2018 9:58 PM EDT — Published on Jun 11, 2018 2:47 PM EDT President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared a historic handshake Tuesday as they kicked off a meeting that has been months in the making. READ MORE: The latest from Singapore The White House said on Monday ahead of the scheduled talks that the meeting between the two leaders, which will focus largely on North Korea’s possible denuclearization, has moved “more quickly than expected.” As a result, Mr. Trump will plan to return to Washington, D.C., about 15 hours sooner than the scheduled end of the summit, which had been set for Wednesday afternoon. After their greeting, the leaders were scheduled to have a one-on-one meeting, which could last up to two hours. Translators will be joining them. Here’s guidance from the White House on what to expect for Tuesday’s summit on Sentosa Island, Singapore: 9 p.m. ET Trump expected to participate in a greeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 9:15 p.m. ET Trump to participate in a one-on-one bilateral meeting with Kim. 10 p.m. ET Trump to participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with Kim. 11:30 p.m. ET Trump to participate in a working lunch with Kim. 4 a.m. ET Trump expected to address media. Trump is expected to take questions from the media at the close of the summit at 4 p.m. local time Tuesday (4 a.m. ET Tuesday in the U.S.). Watch here. As the PBS NewsHour’s Nick Schifrin noted over the weekend, “the only certainty about this summit is the uncertainty.” READ MORE: What could really happen at the Trump-Kim summit? We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared a historic handshake Tuesday as they kicked off a meeting that has been months in the making. READ MORE: The latest from Singapore The White House said on Monday ahead of the scheduled talks that the meeting between the two leaders, which will focus largely on North Korea’s possible denuclearization, has moved “more quickly than expected.” As a result, Mr. Trump will plan to return to Washington, D.C., about 15 hours sooner than the scheduled end of the summit, which had been set for Wednesday afternoon. After their greeting, the leaders were scheduled to have a one-on-one meeting, which could last up to two hours. Translators will be joining them. Here’s guidance from the White House on what to expect for Tuesday’s summit on Sentosa Island, Singapore: 9 p.m. ET Trump expected to participate in a greeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 9:15 p.m. ET Trump to participate in a one-on-one bilateral meeting with Kim. 10 p.m. ET Trump to participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with Kim. 11:30 p.m. ET Trump to participate in a working lunch with Kim. 4 a.m. ET Trump expected to address media. Trump is expected to take questions from the media at the close of the summit at 4 p.m. local time Tuesday (4 a.m. ET Tuesday in the U.S.). Watch here. As the PBS NewsHour’s Nick Schifrin noted over the weekend, “the only certainty about this summit is the uncertainty.” READ MORE: What could really happen at the Trump-Kim summit? We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now