Trump’s Secret Diplomacy with North Korea | Toronto News

Toronto News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

Trump claims he secretly negotiated with Kim Jong Un and ordered scaled-back military drills to foster a “good relationship,” but Kim Yo Jong dismisses the contact as nonexistent — calling it the only foreign policy she wouldn’t know about. South Korea confirmed the joint drills ended early at U.S. request, though North Korea still sees them as invasion rehearsals. Seoul’s foreign minister revealed neither Seoul nor Washington knew of Trump’s unilateral move — fueling speculation he’s quietly pushing for a summit before midterms to cement his legacy, leveraging past precedent that reduced…