But Trump wanted to persuade Kim that it was really a compliment, claims then-White House national security adviser John Bolton. Bolton, part of the American delegation in Singapore, wrote: "Trump didn't seem to realise Pompeo hadn't actually seen Kim Jong-un, asking if Pompeo had handed over the Trump-autographed copy of Elton John's 'Rocket Man' CD, which Pompeo had not. Bolton claims Trump is scared of the "facts" coming out before November's election, where voters will choose between the Republican president and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, who was Barack Obama's vice president. Among the other claims in the book:- Trump thought China's internment camps for Uighurs and other ethic minorities "was exactly the right thing to do". - Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Americans "were saying that the two-term constitutional limit on presidents should be repealed for him".

Source: Daily Mirror June 19, 2020 09:29 UTC