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Trump, Kim Hopeful At Second Nuclear Summit

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, continuing the denuclearization talks they began eight months earlier in Singapore.

Updated at 11:21 p.m. ET

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at their summit meeting on Thursday in Hanoi, Vietnam, expressed optimism about reaching a deal over nuclear arms.

Asked by a reporter if he is willing to "denuclearize," Kim said, "If I'm not willing to do that, I wouldn't be here right now."

Earlier, Trump had

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