Democratic sweep in US midterms dims prospects for Trump-Kim summit, analysts say
The Democrats’ victory in both the House and Senate in Tuesday's (local time) U.S. midterm elections has made a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un even less likely, analysts said Wednesday, though others argued that Trump’s tendency to shrug off political pressure means he may keep pursuing a meeting regardless. A Trump-Kim meeting had been floated as a…
The Democratic Party's triumph in the recent U.S. midterms elections has significantly diminished the chances of a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, according to analysts. However, some maintain that Trump's disregard for political pressure may still propel him to pursue a meeting. A summit between the two leaders was initially considered a possible diplomatic surprise during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, scheduled for November 18 and 19 in Shenzhen, China.
Despite having met three times during Trump's first term from 2017 to 2021, a fourth meeting was already questionable prior to the elections due to Kim's lukewarm response to increased U.S. engagement. Some experts now argue that the likelihood of a summit has also decreased in appeal as other, more significant events, such as a potential U.S.-China-Russia summit, take center stage.
Ahn Chan-il, the director of the World Institute for North Korea Studies, suggested that Democratic control of Congress might compel Trump to reconsider his strategy towards Pyongyang and complicate the situation further.
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