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Trump says he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during Asia trip

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly right-leaning (75%).

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The Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg and The Epoch Times report that President Donald Trump said on Monday, October 12, that he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to Asia next month. Asked by a reporter whether he expects to meet Kim, Trump said “I may.” The Epoch Times reports that the trip is expected to include the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, scheduled for November 18 to 19. The Epoch Times also says Trump met Kim three times in 2018 and 2019, and that he said in August he planned to meet Kim later this year but gave no details. Bloomberg describes the remark as stoking speculation about renewed US outreach to North Korea.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Trump said on October 12 that he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to Asia next month.

    Reported byLeft1Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Right
    The Washington Times, Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. Asked whether he expects to meet Kim, Trump said “I may.”

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. The Asia trip is expected to include the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, on November 18 to 19.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

  4. Trump met Kim three times in 2018 and 2019 during his first term.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

  5. Trump said in August that he planned to meet Kim later this year but gave no details.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All sides report that Trump said he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his Asia trip next month. The right-side outlets present it as Trump’s own words about the trip, while the one left-side report, from Bloomberg, adds that the remark stokes speculation about renewed US outreach.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Bloomberg’s single report presents the remark as a floated possibility that stokes speculation about renewed US outreach to North Korea; no other left-side outlet is in the input.

    Trump Floats Potential Meeting With Kim Jong Un During Asia Trip
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    3 outlets

    Right-side headlines report Trump’s own remark as a statement that he may meet Kim, with the Far Right Epoch Times choosing the more speculative verb hints.

    Trump says he may meet with Kim Jong Un during Asia trip
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left1

    stoking speculation

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    Hints

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    stoking speculationMore neutral: prompting speculation

    The phrase presents the remark as deliberately provoking interest, adding a dramatic characterization beyond the reported statement.

    …meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an upcoming trip to Asia, stoking speculation about renewed US outreach to the reclusive regime.

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    HintsMore neutral: says he may

    Trump said outright that he may meet Kim, so hints suggests a more indirect signal than his own words.

    Trump Hints at Possible Meeting With North Korean Leader

    Used byThe Epoch Times (Far Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • renewed US outreach
  • speculation over a meeting
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  • BloombergLeft

    Trump Floats Potential Meeting With Kim Jong Un During Asia Trip

    President Donald Trump said he might meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an upcoming trip to Asia, Sensational language“stoking speculation”The phrase presents the remark as deliberately provoking interest, adding a dramatic characterization beyond the reported statement.More neutral: prompting speculationDisagree with this highlight? about renewed US outreach to the reclusive regime.

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From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump’s own words on a possible meeting
  • the Asia trip and November summit
  • past meetings with Kim
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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    38 min later

    Its first report, Oct 12, 6:32 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Oct 12, 5:54 PM EDT

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  1. The Washington TimesRightOct 12, 5:54 PM EDT
  2. Washington ExaminerRightOct 12, 6:08 PM EDT
  3. BloombergLeftOct 12, 6:32 PM EDT
  4. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 13, 5:28 AM EDT

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