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    Analysis: Trump touts Kim meeting at DMZ as 'legendary,' but little has changed

    by Eli Stokols and Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times Jun 30, 2019 5 minutes

    SEOUL, South Korea - Moments before his meeting with Kim Jong Un, as President Donald Trump stared into North Korea for the first time, he still nursed a familiar grievance: The media don't appreciate his accomplishments.

    Standing atop an observation point on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone, Trump listened as a general briefed him on the military significance of the location. Then he gave his own assessment, in which he played a central role.

    "There was great conflict here prior to our meeting in Singapore," Trump said, referring to his first summit with Kim last year. "Tremendous conflict and death, all around them. And it's now been extremely peaceful. It's been a whole different world.

    "I say that for the press," he went on. "They have no appreciation for what is being done, none. There was great conflict here prior to our meeting in Singapore.

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