Press play to listen to this article By FLORIAN EDERwith ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH PRESENTED BY EPP GROUP Send tips here | Tweet @florianeder | Listen to today’s Playbook and view in your browser Stable genius meets Little Rocket Man: Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to meet with a North Korean leader when he came face to face with Kim Jong Un in the early hours of this morning. Trump predicted the pair would “have a terrific relationship.” They briefly met in front of cameras in an outside section of Singapore’s posh Capella resort, simultaneously walking toward each other on a red carpet and shaking hands, before moving to a meeting room. Nahal Toosi has a write-up, plus video of the handshake, here. What they said: “It was not easy to get here,” Kim said through an interpreter, adding that “old prejudices and practices worked as obstacles on our way forward, but we overcame all of them and are here today.” Trump responded: “That’s true.” Number du jour — 7: That’s the number of American journalists allowed to witness the meeting — a smaller group than would usually be present, and one that excluded representatives from the major wire services, reports Jason Schwartz. On the menu… Read full this story
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