100 days in, North Korea appears further than ever from Trump’s priorities



Analysis 100 days in, North Korea appears further than ever from Trump’s priorities With the US president focused on Ukraine and China, experts say he may be increasingly open to status quo with Pyongyang Jooheon Kim \| Shreyas Reddy April 30, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Donald Trump with U.S. and DPRK flags in the background \| Images: Gage Skidmore via Flickr (July 26, 2021) (CC BY-SA 2.0) and Dan Scavino Jr. (June 12, 2018), edited by NK News The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House has been defined by frenzied activity aimed at overhauling U.S. policies at home and abroad, but one of the biggest areas of focus from his first term has been conspicuously absent — North Korea. In the early months of his presidency, Trump has sought to leave his stamp on how the U.S. does things with 144 executive orders — more than any other U.S. president in the same time period — as well as a host of other actions. The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House has been defined by frenzied activity aimed at overhauling U.S. policies at home and abroad, but one of the biggest areas of focus from his first term has been conspicuously absent — North Korea. In the early months of his presidency, Trump has sought to leave his stamp on how the U.S. does things with 144 executive orders — more than any other U.S. president in the same time period — as well as a host of other actions. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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100 days in, North Korea appears further than ever from Trump’s priorities

With the US president focused on Ukraine and China, experts say he may be increasingly open to status quo with Pyongyang

Jooheon Kim | Shreyas Reddy April 30, 2025

100 days in, North Korea appears further than ever from Trump’s priorities

Donald Trump with U.S. and DPRK flags in the background | Images: Gage Skidmore via Flickr (July 26, 2021) (CC BY-SA 2.0) and Dan Scavino Jr. (June 12, 2018), edited by NK News

The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House has been defined by frenzied activity aimed at overhauling U.S. policies at home and abroad, but one of the biggest areas of focus from his first term has been conspicuously absent — North Korea.

In the early months of his presidency, Trump has sought to leave his stamp on how the U.S. does things with 144 executive orders — more than any other U.S. president in the same time period — as well as a host of other actions.

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