The historic nuclear disarmament summit between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — the one that Trump thought might earn him the Nobel Peace Prize — crumbled nearly as quickly as it came together. The first alarm sounded about 10 p.m. Wednesday when national security adviser John Bolton told Trump about North Korea's public statement threatening a "nuclear-to-nuclear showdown" and mocking Vice President Pence as a "political dummy." Trump was dismayed by Pyongyang's bellicose rhetoric, the same theatrics Trump often deploys against his adversaries. So Trump called it off first. This behind-the-scenes account of why Trump decided to cancel the June 12 summit in Singapore is based on interviews with seven administration officials, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity. | 
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