May 16, 2018 - World

Trump: "We'll see what happens" with North Korea summit

President Donald Trump speaks as the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev listens during a meeting in the Oval Office

President Trump speaks as the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev listens during a meeting in the Oval Office. Photo: Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images

President Trump responded for the first time Wednesday to North Korea's threat to cancel next month's summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, stating that "we'll have to see what happens."

Why it matters: With less than one month until the summit, scheduled for June 12th in Singapore, North Korea's changing tone toward the White House's "maximum pressure" stance appears to be testing the Trump administration's boundaries.

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