Trump: US considering DMZ for Kim meeting

President Trump told reporters at his press availability on Monday that the U.S. is considering the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea and Singapore as possibles sites for the planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

“We’re looking at various countries, including Singapore, and we are also talking about the possibility of the DMZ, Peace House Freedom House,” Trump said at a press conference on Monday.

Earlier in the day, Trump had tweeted that numerous countries were being considered as sites for the summit but seemed to note that he saw the DMZ as more “representative” of the occasion.

Numerous countries are being considered for the MEETING, but would Peace House/Freedom House, on the Border of North & South Korea, be a more Representative, Important and Lasting site than a third party country? Just asking!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 30, 2018

“There is something that I thought was intriguing,” Trump said. “I think that some people maybe don’t like the look of that and some people like it very much.”

{mosads}“There is something that I like about it because you are there, you are actually there,” Trump added. “Where if things work out, there is a great celebration to be had on the site, not on a third-party country.”

The summit is expected to take place sometime in the coming weeks and will focus on North Korea’s nuclear capabilities.

Kim met with South Korean president Moon Jae-in last week at the DMZ, a first for both leaders.

The Korean leaders said they were both committed to a peace declaration and to formally ending the North Korean war.