Surreal Trump-Kim summit defies diplomatic playbook
From security to menus to media access, planners must somehow merge Trump's style with a reclusive dictator's carefully-guarded image.
By NAHAL TOOSI 06/03/2018 06:49 AM EDT
How do you plan a high-stakes meeting between a freewheeling American president and a paranoid Asian dictator? The world is about to find out.
As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, officials from both countries are working overtime to prepare for a June 12 nuclear summit in Singapore.
The event is unprecedented: A sitting U.S. president has never met with his North Korean counterpart. Kim had never even met with a fellow head of state before a March visit to Beijing.
In theory, traditional diplomatic protocols will apply. In reality, anything could happen. Here’s a look at some of the issues organizers are grappling with as they scramble to arrange this extraordinary meeting:
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lumpy orange buffoon who calls himself a President. 
He said he would go to his office, answer/make some phone calls and "see what happens".
Why would we think this meeting will be any different?
His planners will work their asses off to have a choreographed script to guide him but I suspect he'll toss it in the trash.
All BLOTUS cares about is gaudy fanfare, presentation, to upstage EVERYONE and getting his fat face on TV 24/7.
