Reuters
President Donald Trump sent Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on a secret trip to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang over Easter, according to people familiar with the matter.
Pompeo, who was tapped by Trump last month to serve as secretary of state, met with Kim to discuss the terms of an upcoming summit between the leaders of the two countries, which is aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear-weapons program, these people said.
Trump referred to the discussions Tuesday, saying his administration had engaged North Korea at “extremely high levels.” Pompeo’s trip was first reported by the Washington Post on Tuesday.
Trump said he expects a summit to be convened “probably in early June” or before. He would become the first serving U.S. president to meet with a North Korean leader.
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