No Images? Click here President Donald Trump hailed the summit agreement signed by him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday as “very important,” “comprehensive” and “far better” than expected.North Korea experts, however, called the agreement “vague” and “old news” — and pointed out that it falls short of goals the U.S. outlined prior to the Singapore summit.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Monday that the “complete and verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is the only outcome that the United States will accept” from Pyongyang.Tuesday’s agreement included a commitment by Kim to work toward the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula, but the terms “verifiable” and “irreversible” were conspicuously absent from the document. It failed to explicitly define the scope of denuclearization, and didn’t outline how North Korea might go about achieving it.Speaking to reporters a few hours after the signing ceremony, Trump said the two world leaders had agreed to engage in “vigorous negotiations to implement the agreement as soon as possible,” though he provided no timetable for future talks.WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?Trump says Justin Trudeau's G-7 comments will "cost him a lot of money." Trump criticized the Canadian prime minister in an interview after meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.Trump aide Larry Kudlow was hospitalized Monday after suffering a heart attack. The president’s chief economic adviser is expected to “make a full and speedy recovery,” the White House said.Trump takes a jab at the free press in front of Kim Jong Un. “The press, they never stop,” the president was heard telling the North Korean leader, minutes after they met for the first time at a Singapore summit.ICYMI
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