Fog stops Trump facing-off N Korea across DMZ

After months of fiery rhetoric and rising tensions, President Trump’s secret attempt to personally face off with North Korea across the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ) on Wednesday was defeated by fog and mist.

Helicopters carrying Trump and an entourage of staff, media, and security forces were turned back just minutes from the DMZ, thwarting a plan that had been in the works since before the president left on his trip through Asia.

“He’s actually pretty frustrated,” Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said of Trump.

Often clad in photo-friendly bomber jackets, all US presidents since Ronald Reagan have visited the DMZ except for George HW Bush, who toured as vice president.

Helicopters carrying Trump and his entourage took off from a sports field on the base, camouflage-clad men seated at the back of the aircraft.

Weaving through the dense fog that shrouded Seoul’s skyscrapers, the helicopters were only minutes away from landing at the DMZ when they turned back to the base.

“There wasn’t enough visibility to land,” Sanders said. “It would have been really dangerous, and our guys pulled back.