Trump leaves Friday to travel to China, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines and South Korea as part of the 12-day trip.
The White House has not announced any plans for Trump to meet with Putin, and Russia is not on the list of countries he will be visiting. Trump is expected to attend multiple economic gatherings and international summits during his visit and the White House announced in October that Trump will meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
ADVERTISEMENT Trump and Duterte’s sit-down will be one of the most-watched events of his 12-day trip to Asia, his first visit to the region as president.
He will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in during trips to their respective countries.
The meetings will likely focus on Trump’s efforts to curb North Korea’s nuclear program. His decision to scrap a Pacific Rim trade deal negotiated by the Obama administration will also be a major topic.
Trump and Putin met in July during the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. The bilateral meeting reportedly lasted for more than two hours, rather than the 30 minutes it had been scheduled for.
no_dice_grandma on November 3rd, 2017 at 15:44 UTC »
Which all administration members will not be able to recollect at a later date.
rarestakesando on November 3rd, 2017 at 14:51 UTC »
Watch him pull a Snowden and just stay in Russia.
buck9000 on November 3rd, 2017 at 12:28 UTC »
he might have actual plans to meet with putin.
he might have zero plans to meet with russia.
he might be saying this to piss people off and get attention.
what a nightmare.