Trump Today: President says North Korea summit could still be June 12 as talks continue

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President Donald Trump said a rescheduled summit with North Korea is possible as talks with the U.S. continue, as he spoke to the U.S. Naval Academy graduation and said he wasn’t familiar with the case of filmmaker Harvey Weinstein.

DOOR OPEN FOR NORTH KOREA SUMMIT

Trump told reporters that the scrapped summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could still be on, even on the originally scheduled date of June 12. “We’ll see what happens,” he told reporters before departing for the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. “We’re talking to them now.” On Twitter, Trump said it was “good news to receive the warm and productive statement from North Korea.” North Korea said Friday said it’s still willing to meet with Trump.

After dropping Thursday on concerns over North Korea, U.S. stocks  were basically flat on Friday.

Market Snapshot: Stocks drift lower as tumbling oil whacks energy sector.

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MESSAGE TO NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATES

Trump struck a forceful tone in his speech to the Naval Academy’s graduating class, telling the crowd that the U.S. is “respected again” and “we are not going to apologize for America.”

Trump also discussed his tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum, telling the class the money from steel tariffs goes into building new ships.

There is no segregation of money received by the U.S. Treasury for shipbuilding but it does go to the general fund, which supports all spending by the federal government.

The president has given key allies an exemption until June 1, but the tariffs are in effect against countries including China and Russia.

TRUMP SAYS HE’S UNAWARE OF WEINSTEIN CASE

Trump said he was “not familiar” with filmmaker Harvey Weinstein turning himself in in a sex-assault investigation. Weinstein surrendered to the New York Police Department in lower Manhattan on Friday. “I’m not familiar with the case,” Trump told reporters. “It’s really too bad.”