United States President Donald Trump offered a misleading characterization of his deal with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on Thursday, insisting the nation had agreed to begin "total denuclearization" right away.
In reality, the document he signed with Kim at their June 12 summit in Singapore only reiteratedNorth Korea's previous commitment to "work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
Sitting in the Cabinet Room next to Defense Secretary James Mattis, Trump insisted the document read: "We will immediately begin total denuclearization of North Korea," an opaque phrase that the United States and North Korea view differently.
