UPDATE: State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the United States has received no official indication from North Korea about canceling the summit and plans to move forward as planned. She said the U.S. will not stop military exercises with South Korea and noted the exercise are normal, legal and planned well in advance.
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North Korea has threatened to cancel the upcoming summit between Dictator Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump. The summit is set for June 12 in Singapore, which President Trump officially announced last week.
The threat comes after North Korea pulled out of a meeting with South Korea, citing joint military exercises with the U.S.
#BREAKING: North Korea has cancelled Wednesday's high-level talks with South Korea - Yonhap
— Al Boe BREAKING NEWS (@AlBoeNEWS) May 15, 2018
North Korea threatens to cancel US meeting over American military drills with South Korea, Yonhap says https://t.co/t2CTxj5GJw pic.twitter.com/j2W9bC7yPx
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 15, 2018
Gen Jack Keane (Ret) on reports of North Korea threatening to cancel meeting with Trump over joint military drills with U.S. and South Korea https://t.co/t2CTxj5GJw pic.twitter.com/DUwV0ZqDea
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 15, 2018
#KimJongUn backing out on talks with #SouthKorea comes soon after his meeting with #China #XiJinping. This can't be a coincidence.
— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) May 15, 2018
Something else not a coincidence: #KimJongUn acting up when #China trade negotiators in DC to talk to @realDonaldTrump
— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) May 15, 2018
During an interview on Fox News Sunday over the weekend, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo previewed the summit and said the United States would offer economic aid to North Korea should the regime completely denuclearize.
This is a developing story, stay tuned for updates.