At A Historic Summit, President Trump Praises Kim's Commitment To Denuclearize

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🗓️ 12 June 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Following a historic summit in Singapore, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a broad statement Tuesday that calls for a "firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula." Though critics suggest that the U.S. appears to have made more concessions than the regime. This episode: Congressional correspondent Scott Detrow, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, White House Correspondent Scott Horsley, and Seoul Bureau Chief Elise Hu. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is David.
0:01.3	And Laura and Sunny Singapore, where we are planning our heavily disrupted routes to work
0:05.4	this week.
0:06.4	This podcast was recorded out.
0:08.2	555 AM in Washington, PM in Singapore on Tuesday, June 12th.
0:14.2	Things may have changed by the time you listen to this.
0:16.9	Here's the show.
0:18.2	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast.
0:24.7	Moments ago, President Trump made this announcement.
0:27.9	Chairman Kim and I just signed a joint statement in which he reaffirmed his unwavering commitment
0:33.1	to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
0:38.3	So we are here in the studio to tell you everything that happened in Singapore while you were asleep.
0:43.9	I'm Scott Detrello, I cover Congress.
0:45.7	I'm Scott Horsley, I cover the White House.
0:47.6	I'm Aishirasco, I also cover the White House.
0:50.4	And today we have a very special guest who I'm very excited about, Sol Biorochi, Elise
0:55.9	Hugh.
0:56.9	Elise, hello.
0:57.8	You might be the only one excited.
1:00.7	We have worked together a long time.
1:02.2	We've never actually talked to each other on the radio.
1:04.7	So very big day.
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