CIA Director Mike Pompeo Reportedly Met Recently With Kim Jong Un

There was a brief moment of confusion earlier tonight over whether President Trump had met directly with Kim Jong Un. The White House clarified he hadn’t, but it turns out that at least one member of his administration has.

According to The Washington Post, CIA Director and Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo made a “top-secret visit” to North Korea meet with Kim Jong Un:

The extraordinary meeting between one of Trump’s most trusted emissaries and the authoritarian head of a rogue state was part of an effort to lay the groundwork for direct talks between Trump and Kim about North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, according to the two people, who requested anonymity because of the highly classified nature of the talks.

The clandestine mission, which has not previously been reported, came soon after Pompeo was nominated to be secretary of state.

Earlier today President Trump mentioned the ongoing talks and said five locations are being considered for his upcoming talk with Kim Jong Un.

This report comes just hours after multiple Democrats publicly came out to oppose Pompeo’s nomination for Secretary of State.

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