Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
US President Donald Trump on Thursday cancelled June 12 summit with North Korean leader kim Jong Un, citing "tremendous anger and open hostility” in recent statements from Pyongyang.
According to the White House, President Trump communicated his decision to the North Korean leader in a letter on Thursday.
In the letter, Trump wrote that based on the statement, he felt it was “inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting.”
“You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used,” Trump added.
Earlier in the day, North Korea dismantled the Punggye-ri nuclear test site located in the northeast of the country.
However, North Korea also warned that it was ready for a “nuclear-to-nuclear” showdown if the U.S. didn’t follow through on the summit.