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Trump shows Kim video laying out the stakes

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President Donald Trump, the former reality television star with a knack for theatrics, tried a dose of Hollywood drama as he sought to sway North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their historic summit.

Using an iPad, Trump said, he showed Kim a short video made on his behalf, laying out the opportunit­ies that could come with an agreement to eliminate North Korea’s nuclear arsenal — a story about ‘two men, two leaders, one destiny.’

Reminiscen­t of a movie trailer, the film shows images of warplanes and artillery while a narrator suggests in English and Korean that ‘a new world can begin today, one of friendship, respect and goodwill.’

‘We had it made up. I showed it to him today, actually during the meeting, toward the end of the meeting and I think he loved it,’ Trump said during a news conference. The video was broadcast on big screens at the start of Tuesday’s press conference.

Trump said the video was played for about eight members of the North Korean delegation, ‘and I thought they were fascinated by it.’ The president added: ‘That could very well be the future.’

‘I showed it because I really want him to do something,’ he said.

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