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Trump-Kim Summit: A Closer Look At What Came Out Of The Historic Meeting

Here & Now's Robin Young gets reaction to the summit and the joint statement the two leaders signed from Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with President Trump after taking part in a signing ceremony at the end of their historic summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images)

President Trump returns to the U.S. on Tuesday after a historic face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The two leaders released a joint statement committing to establish new diplomatic relations and “to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” But what does it mean?

Here & Now‘s Robin Young gets reaction from Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh (@DrJimWalshMIT).

“That was sort of a wild moment for me when

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