News Alert: President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands, begin historic summit in Singapore

The meeting began shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday (9 p.m. Monday Eastern time) with the two leaders greeting each other before cameras at the secluded Capella resort hotel on the island of Sentosa, off Singapore's southern coast. Trump and Kim are now expected to meet one-on-one in private, joined only by their interpreters, for 45 minutes. Following their one-on-one time, Trump and Kim will hold an expanded bilateral meeting along with senior members of their delegations, aides said. The U.S. side is expected to include Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, national security adviser John Bolton and Chief of Staff John F. Kelly. Hours before the meeting, Trump lashed out at his critics on Twitter: "The fact that I am having a meeting is a major loss for the U.S., say the haters & losers," he tweeted. "We have our hostages, testing, research and all missle launches have stoped, and these pundits, who have called me wrong from the beginning, have nothing else they can say! We will be fine!"

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Jun 11, 9:04 PM     President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands, begin historic summit in Singapore The meeting began shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday (9 p.m. Monday Eastern time) with the two leaders greeting each other before cameras at the secluded Capella resort hotel on the island of Sentosa, off Singapore's southern coast. Trump and Kim are now expected to meet one-on-one in private, joined only by their interpreters, for 45 minutes. Following their one-on-one time, Trump and Kim will hold an expanded bilateral meeting along with senior members of their delegations, aides said. The U.S. side is expected to include Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, national security adviser John Bolton and Chief of Staff John F. Kelly. Hours before the meeting, Trump lashed out at his critics on Twitter: "The fact that I am having a meeting is a major loss for the U.S., say the haters & losers," he tweeted. "We have our hostages, testing, research and all missle launches have stoped, and these pundits, who have called me wrong from the beginning, have nothing else they can say! We will be fine!" Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071