TRUMP THE NEGOTIATOR – AT 11:46 A.M. ET:  The Trump/Rocket Man summit is not dead.  Trump the negotiator is at work, and I'll bet very few of the "analysts" at CNN and elsewhere have any idea what he's doing.  From Fox: 

President Trump kept the diplomacy door open with North Korea on Friday, welcoming the regime's latest “productive” statement and saying the two sides are still talking following the administration’s decision to cancel a planned summit with Kim Jong Un. 

Trump nixed the summit, which was slated for June 12 in Singapore, following threats from North Korea. But hours after the U.S. pulled out of the meeting, North Korea issued a statement suggesting the regime was open to talks.

“Very good news to receive the warm and productive statement from North Korea. We will soon see where it will lead, hopefully to long and enduring prosperity and peace. Only time (and talent) will tell!” Trump tweeted on Friday morning. 

He also told reporters that “we’re talking to them now,” adding, “It could even be the 12th.”

“They very much want to do it, we want to do it, we’ll see what happens,” Trump said. “Everybody plays games.”

A top North Korean official had issued a statement Thursday evening expressing the regime’s “willingness” to sit down for a summit with the U.S.

COMMENT:  Secretary of Defense Mattis made a similar comment this morning.  The game is still on, and Trump's pullout yesterday has apparently put enough of a scare into the Norks that they're starting to sound reasonable again.

Trust but verify.

May 25,  2018