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Scoop #1: Last week, a North Korean delegation failed to show up for a planning meeting with U.S. officials in Singapore, a failure that raised red flags at the White House about the fate of the summit washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Also: Kim Jong Un is concerned that a trip so far from home could expose him to a military coup or another internal attempt to unseat him, according to sources.
Also Kim, during his meeting in Pyongyang with Pompeo, was extremely focused on logistical details like refueling his plane & how many body guards he could bring w/ him. Pompeo, meanwhile, outlined his expectations for a fast & comprehensive denuclearization plan
Now: two senior US officials, Joe Hagin and Mira Racredel, are headed to Singapore this weekend to try to work out some nagging logistical details for the Kim-Trump summit
Big team effort with @DavidNakamura @CarolLeonnig @AshleyRParker @jdawsey1 @GregJaffe @PhilipRucker et al
That’s Mira Ricardel* (I blame autocorrect)
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an update from Singapore: the press was banned from the Capella hotel, where the U.S. delegation is staying, but I managed to get in by going straight to the hotel bar and appearing to be a tourist 1/
After drinking a hibiscus iced tea at the bar, I eventually walked back into the hotel lobby and stumbled upon the US-DRPK team leaders Joe Hagin and Kim Chang Son (Kim Jong Un’s de facto chief of staff). 2/
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