For decades, North Korea
has been one of the world's
biggest challenges,
a rogue nation armed
with nuclear weapons.
In fact, when Barack Obama
handed off the presidency
to Donald Trump, he told him
that North Korea
would be the biggest problem
that he would face.
Now, of course, back then,
Obama didn't know that Trump
had sex with Stormy Daniels,
but that's not his fault.
Anyway, just a couple
of months ago,
people feared that nuclear war
was on the horizon.
But now North
and South Korea could be
on the brink
of a major breakthrough.
TV REPORTER: North and
 South Korea could be preparing
 to announce a permanent end
 to the Korean War
 after a 65-year cease-fire.
TV REPORTER: President Trump
 giving his blessing
 to a new round of peace talks
 between North and South Korea.
They've been very generous
that without us, and without me,
in particular, I guess,
you would have to say,
that they wouldn't
be discussing anything,
including the Olympics
would have been a failure.
Instead, it was a great success.
You know, you know, I know
our first instinct is to hate,
and it's weird that Trump makes
it all the about himself.
But, but Trump is right,
all right?
If it wasn't for his craziness,
North Korea would have never
come to the table, you know?
That's what he did.
Trump is like
the near-death experience
that makes people forget
why they were fighting
in the first place.
That's who he is.
So this seems
like actual progress.
And we also learned-- we just
learned, in fact--
that the Trump administration
has been sliding
into Kim Jong's DMs.
Stunning news tonight. Word
that CIA director Mike Pompeo
secretly met with North Korean
leader Kim Jong-un
just a few weeks ago.
Just yesterday, the White House
said it doesn't comment
on the CIA director's travel.
The president writing,
"meeting went very smoothly,
 and a good relationship
 was formed.”
Wow. This is big news.
Things are really changing
between the U.S.
and North Korea.
CIA Chief, Mike Pompeo, secretly
met with Kim Jong-un,
which is a big deal, because
it's been almost 18 years
since North Korea's leader met
with a high-level American.
Not high, high level. Okay?
Like, the last time this type
of meeting happened,
it was the year 2000.
You realize back then,
Kim Jong-un hadn't
even adopted his signature
hairstyle yet.
He was still rocking
"The Rachel.”
This was way back.
And I will say, in this whole
story, in this whole story,
it's so funny to see how excited
President Trump is
about finally
getting something right.
Because, as you heard, everyone
who works for Trump was trying
to keep the Kim Jong-un meeting
under wraps.
But Trump being Trump, just
couldn't keep it to himself.
He tweeted about it,
and then just-just,
just watching the way Trump
couldn't hold it in
is probably the funniest thing
I've seen all day.
REPORTERS (shouting questions):
Yes.
(laughing)
(laughter and applause)
Oh, man.
Oh, wow.
He was trying so hard.
He was trying so hard,
but he couldn't help--
You could see he was like,
(mimics Trump):
"Be presidential.
Be presidential.
"Be presidential. Yes.
"Yes, we talked to him!
3:00 p.m. on Tuesday
at a secret location."
(normal voice): No. I'm sorry.
Can we just play that
one more time? Can we play it
one more time?
Yes.
(laughs) Oh, man.
It almost gets better
the more you watch it.
'Cause, like, this is funny.
The whole point
of a secret meeting
is that you're not supposed
to tell anyone.
If you're in the CIA,
you must...
you must dread sharing
information with Donald Trump.
It would be like, "Sir,
I finished my secret mission."
Trump is like, "Okay, hold on.
"You guys won't believe
who's here.
"It's Jason Bourne!
"Jason Bourne is here,
everybody!
Okay, where were we?
Sorry about that."
Like, for a guy
who owns casinos,
Trump has no poker face at all.
It's probably
why all his places fail, right?
He was probably training
all these dealers like,
"Now, what you want to do
is when you get a bad card,
you go, 'Ugh.'"
Like, I'm-I'm just enjoying it.
Trump is so happy
in that moment. And that turn--
that turn is so cheesy, right?
The way he does it.
Like, it literally
could have been an opening
in one of those '80s sitcoms.
♪ ♪
(cheering and applause)
Ah. Donny's World is taped
in front of a terrified
studio audience.
Now, look, for Japanese
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,
this is no sitcom, right?
Japan is right next to
North Korea,
which means even Kim's
laziest missiles can hit them.
And they've taken this
seriously,
because Japan is also looking
to rescue citizens
who were kidnapped
by North Korea.
So, if your fate was
in the hands of Donald Trump,
how would you feel?
The planned meeting
between President Trump
and North Korean leader
Kim Jong-un
is giving Japan heartburn.
Shinzo Abe seeking assurances
from the president
that Japanese interests
won't be given short shrift.
Japan and ourselves are locked,
and we are very unified
on the subject of North Korea.
Man, Japan is so screwed.
Like, poor Shinzo.
In this crucial
nuclear negotiation,
he has to depend on a man
who is allergic to reading.
'Cause you realize
Trump doesn't prepare, right?
We know that.
The only kind of preparation
in Trump's world is "H."
Like, I-I wouldn't be shocked...
I wouldn't be shocked if Shinzo
is figuring out fun ways
to try and keep Trump engaged
in the material.
You know, he's just like,
"Okay, Donald,
"when I say 'no,'
you say 'nukes.'
No." "Nukes." "No." "Nukes."
"Okay, perfect.
So you do that
when we meet Kim Jong-un."
He's like, "Wait, I thought
you were Kim Jong-un."
"No, Donald!"
(speaking Japanese)
