Trump on leaving without deal with Kim Jong Un: "Sometimes you have to walk"
President Trump told reporters in Hanoi he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not sign an agreement as scheduled largely because they disagreed on sanctions and nuclear facilities.
Mr. Trump, fielding reporters' questions after the White House abruptly announced the summit would be cut short, explained, "Sometimes you have to walk." Mr. Trump said he and U.S. leaders decided walking away would be better than giving away too much.
North Korea, the president explained, wanted the U.S. to eliminate all sanctions imposed on it, in exchange for the shuttering of just one nuclear facility.
However, after the summit, the North Koreans said that the regime had not asked that all the sanctions be lifted. According to South Korean state news service Yonhap, North Korea asked for five out of 11 U.N. Security Council sanctions to be lifted -- because those five negatively affect the livelihood of the North Korean people.
As Air Force One was about to take off from Alaska, en route Washington, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said President Trump "is aware of" North Korea disagreements about negotiations and outcomes in Hanoi. She offered no further comment.
The summit was truncated, to the surprise of the press, with the elimination of a lunch and a signing ceremony previously on the schedule. Both Mr. Trump and Kim had expressed cautious optimism in earlier interactions with the press. Mr. Trump described the conversations as "productive." When asked earlier if he was willing to denuclearize, Kim said, through a translator, "If I'm not willing to do that I wouldn't be here right now."
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says talks will continue, but there is no third summit scheduled at this point.
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Trump "aware" of North Korea disagreements about negotiations
As Air Force One was about to take off from Alaska, en route Washington, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said President Trump "is aware of" North Korea disagreements about negotiations and outcomes in Hanoi. She offered no further comment.
North Korean officials, in a press conference in Hanoi following the summit, said that the North refuted President Trump's claim that Kim had asked that sanctions against North Korea be lifted "in their entirety."
"What we proposed was not the removal of all sanctions but a partial removal," Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said, according to an account published by South Korean state news service Yonhap.
Ri also said that the regime had offered to dismantle plutonium and uranium processing at Yongbyon and allow U.S. experts to monitor this, if sanctions were partially lifted. According to Yonhap, Ri said that North Korea asked for five out of 11 U.N. Security Council sanctions to be lifted -- because those five negatively affect the livelihood of the North Korean people.
Yonhap also reported that the North Korean vice foreign minister said it was her impression that Kim may have lost his appetite for negotiating with President Trump because of his negative response.
Trump briefed Moon and Abe on Kim summit
On the way back to the U.S., President Trump spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to update them on his meetings with Kim Jong Un. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters on Air Force One that Mr. Trump had talked with Moon and Abe for about 10 to 15 minutes each, telling them that his administration would "continue the conversations" with Kim.
On TV Tokyo, Abe said he fully supported Mr. Trump's decision to walk away from the North Korean nuclear negotiations.
At a refueling stop in Anchorage, President Trump plans to make brief remarks to about 200 military troops in a hangar, according to the pool reporter.
South Korea says it's "regrettable" deal not reached
In a translated statement from South Korea's Blue House, a spokesperson for President Moon Jae-in said it was "regrettable" Mr. Trump and Chairman Kim were unable to reach a deal at the summit.
"It seems clear that they have made more meaningful progress than at any time prior," the statement added.
President Moon added that South Korea hopes that the United States and North Korea "will continue to have active dialogues on various levels going forward on the basis of the discussion results from this summit. The Korean Government will do all it can to ensure that the United States and North Korea can maintain momentum for dialogue while continuing their close communication and cooperation."
Trump headed to airport
As of 3:08 p.m. local time and 3:08 a.m. ET, the president's motorcade departed the hotel where the press conference was held for the airport in Hanoi.
No next summit scheduled at this point, Trump says
Mr. Trump said there is no next summit scheduled with Kim at this point.
Trump accepts Kim Jong Un's claim to innocence regarding Otto Warmbier
A reporter asked Mr. Trump if he brought up Otto Warmbier, the American who died after being in the custody of North Koreans.
Mr. Trump, in a stunning claim for a U.S. president, said he doesn't believe the top leadership knew and he doesn't believe Kim knew. Mr. Trump claimed Kim said he was unaware.
"He tells me he didn't know about it and I will take him at his word," the president said.
Warmbier's family was invited as the president's guests at last year's State of the Union address, when Mr. Trump was still talking tough about North Korea and Kim.
Trump criticizes South Korea for not funding joint military exercises
Mr. Trump, asked if he would bring back joint military exercises with South Korea, said those exercises are exceedingly expensive. The U.S., he said, is saving lots of money.
Mr. Trump then appeared to criticize South Korea for not paying more for those military exercises.
Trump says he'll call South Korean and Japanese leaders soon
Mr. Trump said he will be calling South Korean President Moon Jae-In and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as soon as he can get near a phone.
Earlier in the press conference, Mr. Trump explained that part of the reason he didn't want to sign an agreement too soon with North Korea is he didn't want to betray the trust of allies like them.
Pompeo: We are closer to goals with North Korea than 36 hours ago
Mr. Trump invited Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the podium, where Pompeo said he believes they are closer -- he didn't say closer to what -- now than 36 hours ago.
Trump responds to "fake" Cohen hearing
Mr. Trump, asked about a hearing hours earlier with his former attorney Michael Cohen, blasted Democrats for holding the hearing during his summit with Kim on the other side of the world.
"I think having a fake hearing like that and having it in the middle of this very important summit is really a terrible thing," Mr. Trump said.
The president claimed Cohen "lied a lot" but the hearing was very interesting.
The president then launched into his frustrations with the Russia investigation, claiming there is no collusion.
Trump says U.S., North Korea closer to definition of denuclearization
Mr. Trump said he believes the U.S. and North Korea are somewhat closer to sharing a definition of denuclearization. Senior administration officials told reporters ahead of the summit that, in the last eight months since the Singapore summit, the two countries had not reached such a definition.
"He has a certain vision and it's not exactly our vision, but it is a lot closer than it was a year ago. I think eventually we will get there," Mr. Trump said.
"It was about the sanctions," Trump explains
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett asked Mr. Trump if the North Koreans wanted to lift sanctions.
"It was about the sanctions ... basically they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn't do that," Mr. Trump responded.
The president explained North Korea demanded the removal of sanctions in exchange for the closing of just one nuclear facility, the Yongbyon facility.
For the U.S., that wasn't enough.
Trump calls talks with Kim "productive"
Mr. Trump said he and Kim had "productive" meetings, despite cutting short meetings and leaving without an agreement.
"At this time we decided not to do any of the options," Mr. Trump said, noting his team decided it was best not to sign anything.
"Sometimes, you have to walk," the president explained.
Trump takes the stage
The president began by thanking "all" of the people of Vietnam, before pulling out a paper.
He then began to talk about other international crisis -- Pakistan and India, as well as Venezuela.
Asian markets react negatively
Asian markets appear to be reacting negatively to the news that talks were cut short without a deal. Both the Nikkei and the Kospi were heading downwards after the announcement.
Reporters will have a chance to ask what went wrong
At the press conference, reporters will have a chance to ask the president what went wrong.
It was never clear what Mr. Trump and Kim would be signing in the ceremony announced before they had their second day of meetings.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Trump and Kim had a one-on-one meeting, followed by an expanded bilateral meeting.
Trump has insisted he isn't interested in speed
Whether it's reaching an agreement with Kim or the denuclearization of North Korea, Mr. Trump has made it clear over the last 24 hours -- he's not in a rush.
"I've been saying very much from the beginning that speed is not that important to me," the president said as he sat down with Kim earlier in Hanoi. "I very much appreciate no testing of nuclear rockets, missiles, any of it. Very much appreciate it."
It's a sentiment Mr. Trump expressed to governors at the White House on Sunday, too.
"What's going to happen I can't tell you. I think eventually it would but I can't tell you," Mr. Trump said of denuclearization. "And I'm not in a rush I don't want to rush anybody. I just don't want testing. As long as there's no testing we're happy."