But at the end of all the photo ops and summitry, North Korea wasn’t buying the deal Trump was selling. As Trump’s whipsaw diplomacy with North Korea draws to a close, the country is no nearer to relinquishing its nuclear arsenal. “President Trump, for better or worse, talked about and thought about North Korea a lot. Whether Trump’s North Korea gambit ever moved beyond square one is debatable. A rash of diplomatic efforts between the U.S., North Korea and South Korea seemed on the verge of reaching a deal.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 14, 2020 00:31 UTC