Trump says he doesn't think he needs to 'prepare very much' for his meeting with Kim Jong Un

• President Donald Trump on Thursday said he didn't think he needed to "prepare very much" for the coming summit with North Korea.
• Instead, he said, his "attitude" during the talks would be more important.
• Trump also said that his impending meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be "much more than a photo op" but that the US was unlikely to accomplish all that it wished for in a single meeting.
• Trump is set to meet Kim at the Capella Hotel in Singapore on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he didn't think he needed to "prepare very much" for next week's summit with North Korea, instead suggesting his "attitude" during the talks would be more important.

"I think I'm very well prepared — I don't think I have to prepare very much," Trump said as he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House. "It's about attitude. It's about willingness to get things done."

Trump also said that his impending meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be "much more than a photo op" but that the US was unlikely to accomplish all that it wished to in a single meeting.

"If they don't denuclearize, that will not be acceptable," Trump added.

The White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, on Monday said the president was receiving daily briefings on North Korea, suggesting he has done at least some preparation for the highly anticipated summit.

Trump is set to meet Kim at the Capella Hotel in Singapore on Tuesday.

The president canceled the meeting in late May, citing aggressive comments from North Korea. But after further diplomatic efforts on both sides, he announced last week that the summit was back on.

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