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Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the White House's pre-advance team for the North Korea summit will be leaving for Singapore as scheduled — despite President Trump cancelling the meeting this week — to prepare "should the summit take place." 

White House team will still travel to Singapore for North Korea summit

To prepare "should the summit take place," per Sarah Sanders.

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<p>Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the White House&#x27;s pre-advance team for the North Korea summit will be leaving for Singapore as scheduled — despite President Trump <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cancelling the meeting this week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-cancels-north-korea-summit-kim-jong-un-a79cc4e6-0cfe-4d52-9271-529f72252e66.html" data-vars-content-id="6ec77ed7-a33a-4e6a-a1bf-480da666747d" data-vars-headline="White House team will still travel to Singapore for North Korea summit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-cancels-north-korea-summit-kim-jong-un-a79cc4e6-0cfe-4d52-9271-529f72252e66.html" target="_self">cancelling the meeting this week</a> — to prepare &quot;should the summit take place.&quot; </p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

China is becoming the most formidable rival America has faced, and the risk of confrontation with Russia, North Korea or Iran still looms. Authoritarians are rising, the chaotic Afghanistan exit revealed the limits of U.S. power, and the pandemic, climate change and other critical challenges continue to pose grave threats.

White House team will still travel to Singapore for North Korea summit

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